#1142966 llvm-libunwind1: provide an unversioned dev package for LLVM libunwind

Package:
llvm-libunwind1
Source:
llvm-libunwind1
Description:
LLVM unwinder, not compatible with glibc
Submitter:
Richard Smith
Date:
2026-07-29 00:29:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1142966#5
Date:
2026-07-29 00:26:52 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Almost all of the LLVM packages contain an unversioned form, to allow a
user to easily install the latest version of the package.
libunwind-N-dev does not, presumably only because the name was not
available -- libunwind-dev is a packaging of a different implementation
of the libunwind API. (libunwind-dev also cannot be used as a drop-in
replacement because it's not built with PIC enabled.)

It would be useful for Debian to provide an unversioned dev package for
LLVM libunwind, even though that will presumably require selecting a
different package name such as llvm-libunwind-dev.

Thanks!