Bug#1001276: ctfutils: library conflict on libctf.so.0 with libctf0

Jessica Clarke <[email protected]> Tue, 7 Dec 2021 15:25:18 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.bsd
Message-ID <E5DDB2BB-CB9F-4C7F-8B19-5C518D63C74B__28350.7894420595$1638890847$gmane$org@debian.org>
On 7 Dec 2021, at 15:09, Andreas Beckmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Package: ctfutils
> Version: 10.3~svn297264-2
> Severity: serious
> 
> Hi,
> 
> there is a (potential) library conflict:
> 
> ctfutils (src:ctfutils):	/usr/lib/libctf.so.0
> libctf0 (src:binutils):		/usr/lib/$DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH/libctf.so.0
> 
> I don't know if the libraries could be used as replacements of each
> other, but if both packages are installed, only one of libraries will
> be used to resolve dependencies of other shared libraries or binaries.

*sigh* What is the plan for building binutils on real FreeBSD? Because
that has a libctf (albeit, now at .2) in the base system that will
conflict. Is this just a GNU-written replacement we should disable in
binutils on kfreebsd-*? Presumably that’s what they do on FreeBSD...

Jess