[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 273558] Re: /usr/lib/libopenal.so.0 missing from Intrepid

[Draeath]

Yes, they can. I see no reason why libopenal.so.0 and libopenal.so.1
cannot both exist. Some minor patching may be required for
configuration file paths (I believe the libraries both use the same
path/files in /etc but have different expectations about the contents
of them)

directhex, you seem far more familiar with them than I. Are there any
reasons why my suggestion is impractical/impossible?

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/usr/lib/libopenal.so.0 missing from Intrepid
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Status in “openal-soft” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix

Bug description:
Binary package hint: libopenal1
Version: 1:1.3.253-4ubuntu1

The libopenal1 binary package in Intrepid replaces the old libopenal0a binary package from Hardy, Gutsy etc. libopenal0a created /usr/lib/libopenal.so.0, but the new libopenal1 package does not (it creates /usr/lib/libopenal.so.1 instead).

This breaks some third-party binaries, eg X-Plane (http://www.x-plane.com/).

Suggested fix:
The libopenal1 binary package should create a symbolic link from /usr/lib/libopenal.so.0 to /usr/lib/libopenal.so.1

Alternative fix:
Retain the old libopenal0a binary package in Intrepid, in addition to the new libopenal1 binary package. And change the libopenal1 package so that it does not replace libopenal0 or libopenal0a.