RFC: Soname in rpm name

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Mon Jan 31 13:48:37 UTC 2005


On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Jeff Spaleta wrote:

> I think some packagers have been worrying
> about this all along and is one of the reason why soname in
> packagename hasnt been the norm for Red Hat ever.

One reasonable option is to only use the 'Soname in rpm name' scheme 
when/if the packager ever expects/needs multiple installed versions.  If 
not, keep the status-quo.

-- Rex




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