Re: Policy on changing /etc/ld.so.conf?
Greetings, and thanks! One further question, in this case should
ldconfig be called in postrm? Lintian gives a warning here.
Take care,
Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> writes:
> 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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