[arch-general] library version conflict -- how does Arch solve this ?

[fons at kokkinizita.net]

On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 12:23:28AM -0200, Andre Ramaciotti wrote:

> > Providing only the latest in the repos is OK, but erasing a 
> > previous version **with a different major version number**
> > on a user's system surely isn't, as existing applications
> > will depend on it.
> 
> The user should recompile (or update the system) so the applications now
> use this new version. In extreme cases, you can install the older
> library version from AUR.

And if the current version of that application refuses to use
the new library ? I did re-install gnuplot, it wants a different
version.

Ciao,

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