fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 11:29:28AM +1000, Allan McRae wrote: > >> >I find it extremely strange that updating a library >> >removes the original - never seen this on any other >> >distro. Nor is there any need to do this. >> >> We only package the latest stable versions of software and so very >> rarely have multiple different versions of a library. > > Providing only the latest in the repos is OK, but erasing a > previous version **with a different major version number** > on a user's system surely isn't, as existing applications > will depend on it. > > (snip) The user should recompile (or update the system) so the applications now use this new version. In extreme cases, you can install the older library version from AUR.
