Re: Upgrading from bo to hamm
On Sun, 12 Apr 1998, Chris Fearnley wrote:
> 'Guy Maor wrote:'
> >
> >"LeRoy D. Cressy" <ldc@netaxs.com> writes:
> >
> >> I question the purpose of leaving broken symbolic links when
> >> upgrading the libraries. For instance libreadline2 leaves
> >> the following broken links reported by ldconfig:
> >
> >Those symlinks are part of libreadline2-dev. If you upgrade to
> >libreadline2-altdev, then the links will be fixed.
>
> But if I decide not to install libreadline2-altdev am I expected to
> have ldconfig generate a few pages of error messages henceforth?
>
> Why shouldn't the system be kept in a sane state at all times
> (especially since the -altdev packages are not required)?
>
> It is mighty disconcerting for newbie admins to see so many error
> messages.
The messages are a symptom of not having the library and -dev package
versions in sync. The solution is to either bring them into sync, or
uninstall the -dev package. Either way will fix your problem.
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Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
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