php 5.2

[Jakub Bogusz]

On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 01:40:03AM +0300, Elan Ruusamäe wrote:
> hi
> 
> in php 5.2 pcre extension needs to be compiled statically as libphp_common.so 
> uses symbols from it.
> 
> ./.libs/libphp_common.so: undefined reference to 
> `pcre_get_compiled_regex_cache'
> ./.libs/libphp_common.so: undefined reference to `php_pcre_replace_impl'
> ./.libs/libphp_common.so: undefined reference to `pcre_get_compiled_regex'
> ./.libs/libphp_common.so: undefined reference to `php_pcre_split_impl'
> ./.libs/libphp_common.so: undefined reference to `php_pcre_match_impl'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> but adding Provides:  %{name}-pcre = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release} will not 
> make poldek happy, and upgrade will break.

It requires Obsoletes to work.

> error: php-common = 4:5.1.6-1 is required by php-pcre-5.1.6-1
> error: php-common = 4:5.1.6-1 is required by php-pcre-5.1.6-1
> 
> $ rpm -qp ../RPMS/php-common-5.2.0-0.1.i686.rpm --provides|grep pcre
> php-pcre = 4:5.2.0-0.1
> 
> probably php-common should obsolete php-pcre? like:
> Obsoletes:  php-pcre < 4:5.2.0
> 
> but how to do that so that it won't obsolete php4-pcre which has:
> $ q php4-pcre --provides
> php-pcre = 3:4.4.4-5
> 
> bump epoch+=2 so that php4 has epoch=5 and php5 has epoch=6?

No, very ugly.

Maybe let's drop "php-module" Provides in php4 and use (versioned?)
"php(module)" Provides in both versions (and update deps in other
packages)?
Using virtual Provides with other _real_ package name brings many
troubles and should be avoided.


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Jakub Bogusz    http://qboosh.cs.net.pl/