Bug#175799: package description deceptive

[Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 02:37:14AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> libstdc++3 - The GNU stdc++ library version 3
> libstdc++3-dbg - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (debugging files)
> libstdc++3-dev - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (development files)
> libstdc++3-doc - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (documentation files)
> libstdc++5 - The GNU stdc++ library version 3
> libstdc++5-dbg - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (debugging files)
> libstdc++5-dev - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (development files)
> libstdc++5-doc - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (documentation files)
> libstdc++5-pic - The GNU stdc++ library version 3 (shared library subset kit)
> 
> What's wrong with that picture?

Nothing.

> (hint: 3 != 5)

hint:  source code version != ABI version

No rudeness intended; it can be confusing.


Phil

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