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diff --git a/tags/l/lacks-unversioned-link-to-shared-library.tag b/tags/l/lacks-unversioned-link-to-shared-library.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..92ad571 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/l/lacks-unversioned-link-to-shared-library.tag @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Tag: lacks-unversioned-link-to-shared-library +Severity: warning +Check: libraries/shared/links +Renamed-From: + dev-pkg-without-shlib-symlink +Explanation: A <code>-dev</code> package is supposed to install an unversioned + symbolic link that references the shared library by name. + . + There is no requirement that the names are otherwise related. + . + The dynamic linker uses the link to load the executable into memory. + . + In most cases, the symbolic link should be in the same folder as the library itself. + A major exception are libraries installed under <code>/lib</code>. In those cases, + the links should go into the corresponding folders under <code>/usr</code>. + . + For a library installed as <code>/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXYZ.so.V</code>, a good link + would be <code>/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXYZ.so</code>. + . + This tag is emitted for the library package and not for the <code>-dev</code> package. + That is because Lintian looks for links after locating the library. The links can be + in any of several installables, but there is only one library for each set of links + pointing to it. +See-Also: + debian-policy 8.4 + Bug#963099 |