[WebKit-devel] symlink to libkwebkit.so.1

[Urs Wolfer]

On Thursday 01 July 2010 14:40:23 alekcejk at googlemail.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 29, 2010 18:29:56 alekcejk at googlemail.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > In previous snapshots there was symlink:
> > > /usr/lib/libkwebkit.so.1 -> libkwebkit.so.1.0.0
> > > 
> > > But why in r1143138 symlink is missing?
> > > Only /usr/lib/libkwebkit.so.0.9.5 there.
> > 
> > Because the version number has been updated to reflect the actual version
> > number of the library. You have to remove the old symlink manually.
> 
> If kwebkit ABI was changed then other SOVERSION  can be provided.
> For example .so.2:
> 
>  /usr/lib/libkwebkit.so.2 -> libkwebkit.so.0.9.5

Is that the way other (KDE) libs do it also? Any examples?

> If kwebkit ABI will be not changed then no sense to change SOVERSION with
> every kwebkitpart update.
> 
> It will be hard to maintain kdenetwork, kdebase, konq-plugins if
> kwebkit SOVERSION will changed with every kwebkitpart update.
> 
> Please fix this before release.

Sure, we will try to provide the best possible solution for packages. Thanks 
for your feedback.

Bye
urs
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