#755127 unnecessary conflict with libgcv5

Package:
libgvc6
Source:
graphviz
Description:
rich set of graph drawing tools - gvc library
Submitter:
Michael Biebl
Date:
2014-07-19 13:27:05 UTC
Severity:
important
#755127#5
Date:
2014-07-17 23:18:05 UTC
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libgvc6 conflicts against libgvc5. Having different packages
per ABI is also done to make them co-installable, which is kind of
defeated by this conflict and makes library transitions unnecessary
complex.

There doesn't seem to be any file conflict, making this conflict
arbitrary.
#755127#10
Date:
2014-07-19 12:18:03 UTC
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wrong, the plugins conflict.

yes, I don't see a good way to upgrade. you could split out the plugins, but
then what kind of worth has libgvc5?  It's my understanding that the library
itself is unusable without the basic plugins.
#755127#15
Date:
2014-07-19 12:40:27 UTC
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reopen 755127
thanks

Am 19.07.2014 14:18, schrieb Matthias Klose:

You don't need to split the plugins, you can put them in a so-versioned
directory, e.g. /usr/lib/<packagename>

Reopening, since this issue is not fixed.
#755127#22
Date:
2014-07-19 13:24:44 UTC
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Am 19.07.2014 14:40, schrieb Michael Biebl:

Sure, and keeping the plugins in a directory which probably is not expected by
third party plugins.

As you like it, however it is not a RC issue, policy 8.1 doesn't require
conflict-free upgrades.

I prefer the layout as currently done, and will defer any other changes to a
new maintainer.

  Matthias