On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:08:50 -0400, SS (Simo) wrote:
If rpmbuild does not add an implicit requires with libraryX >= <version we built against> then it is certainly broken.
One could also argue that an activity like "yum install ..." ought to search for and apply the latest available updates of needed packages. Such behaviour has been rejected some years ago, if memory serves correctly.
[Obviously. Because if something provides SONAME and is installed already, it can be assumed that it isn't necessary to look for something newer that also provides SONAME. A matter of definition. In the buildsys we build against latest packages, so it would be natural to let package installers drag in updates always, too -- instead of adding extra deps everywhere, which aren't future-proof.]