[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] package/libedit2: new package

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 15/05/13 00:42, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> Arnout, All,
>
> On 2013-05-15 00:27 +0200, Arnout Vandecappelle spake thusly:
>>   Why is it called libedit2? Both NetBSD and Debian call it libedit...
>
> Debian actually calls it:
>      libedit2
>      libedit-dev
> See: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libedit

  The digit after the libxxx binary is the library soname, which isn't 
relevant for us. You should consider the source package name as the 
upstream name.

  Putting a digit behind the name should only be necessary for major 
non-backward-compatible API changes, like qt5 or gstreamer1.

  Regards,
  Arnout

[snip]


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