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[Andrew <afrayedknot AT thefrayedknot.armory.com>]

Is there a way to ensure that spells always link against the newer
library and not the older one? I think if thats possible then having
the 0.9.7-so spell would be preferable and avoid breakage. On updates
it could up-trigger anything thats still linked against it or dispel itself
if nothing is left. Sort of a self-healing type of thing.

Also, wrt to ordering, openssl-0.9.7-so could cast before openssl,
and openssl can just be careful in PRE_INSTALL not to remove the 0.9.7
libs. Theres a few possible solutions for that. Motivation being to
minimize the time where the 0.9.7 so is missing.

-Andrew

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 04:03:16PM -0400, Sergey A. Lipnevich wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I can't test anything but here's an idea. What if we create a 
> `openssl-0.9.7-so'
> spell that *only* installs libcrypto-0.9.7.so and libssl-0.9.7.so? We can 
> make
> it an optional dependency of OpenSSL spell until next ISO release for 
> example.
> This way, old spells may (testing required) remain functional until they're
> recast, while all new and recast spells would use OpenSSL 0.9.8 includes and
> so-s and will not need 0.9.7 so-s. A dirty hack of course, but it may work.
> 
> Sergey.
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