Sub-library version numbers

[Dirk Mueller]

On Fre, 07 Jun 2002, Allan Sandfeld Jensen wrote:

> Of cause you can. In case both are on the same level in the library-search the 
> one with the highest number is chosen (or the one so.$majornumber is linked 
> to).

The latter is true. 

> Since libraries with the same major number are supposed to be backwards 
> compatible this is not a problem. 

It is a problem, because it depends now on the installation order. Usual 
RPMs produce the symlinks in their postinstall script to allow several 
versions of the lib to be installed (well, some others do not, but those are 
broken anyway). 

This means the correct functioning depends on the order of installation. 
Given that people start to experiment with their installation as sonn as 
something doesn't work, this is quite likely to be a problem. 


Dirk