Re: Policy on changing /etc/ld.so.conf?

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 02:08:06PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> > Greetings!  Is there a policy on packages modifying /etc/ld.so.conf?
> 
> It is not a conffile, so you may modify it. Be careful. :-)

Well said :)

     Packages containing shared libraries that may be linked to by other
     packages' binaries, but which for some _compelling_ reason can not be
     installed in `/usr/lib' directory, may install the shared library
     files in subdirectories of the `/usr/lib' directory, in which case
     they should arrange to add that directory in `/etc/ld.so.conf' in the
     package's post-installation script, and remove it in the package's
     post-removal script.

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