libpng versioning problems making RPMS incompatible across Linux's

[Paul Sheer <psheer obsidian co za>]

Hi there

libpng.so.2.1.0.6 is not compatible with libpng.so.2.1.0.8
it seems.

If I use 2.1.0.6 then my Gnome apps SEGFAULT. If I use
2.1.0.8 then my KDE apps segfault.

Shouldn't version numbering sort out this? Is it a problem
with libpng versioning? Less'ing the binaries, shows apps
link with `libpng.so.2' only. Shouldn't they link with the full
version number to avoid this problem?

This problem effectively makes RPMS incompatible accross
different Linux's.

I have come accross this, trying to build a
distribution incorporating both Gnome helix and
KDE2.

Many thanks for your attention to this issue

-paul



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