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diff --git a/tags/s/shared-library-lacks-version.tag b/tags/s/shared-library-lacks-version.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aebb8c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/s/shared-library-lacks-version.tag @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Tag: shared-library-lacks-version +Severity: warning +Check: debian/shlibs +Renamed-From: + shlib-without-versioned-soname +Explanation: The listed shared library in a public library directory has an + SONAME that does not contain any versioning information, either after the + <code>.so</code> or before it and set off by a hyphen. It cannot therefore + be represented in the shlibs system, and if linked by binaries its + interface cannot safely change. There is no backward-compatible way to + migrate programs linked against it to a new ABI. + . + Normally, this means the shared library is a private library for a + particular application and is not meant for general use. Policy + recommends that such libraries be installed in a subdirectory of + <code>/usr/lib</code> rather than in a public shared library directory. + . + To view the SONAME of a shared library, run <code>readelf -d</code> on the + shared library and look for the tag of type SONAME. + . + There are some special stub libraries or special-purpose shared objects + for which an ABI version is not meaningful. If this is one of those + cases, please add an override. +See-Also: debian-policy 10.2, debian-policy 8.6 |