Bug#169820: libc6: ld.so.conf does not include /usr/local/lib/

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

reassign 169820 ldso
thanks

At Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:51:53 -0600,
Warren Turkal wrote:
> 
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.3.1-5
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> ld.so.conf should probably by default have /usr/local/lib/ in it so that
> installing local packages that have libraries will work without special
> configuration to find there libs.

debian policy says:

    9.1.1. `ldconfig'
    -----------------
    
         Any package installing shared libraries in one of the default library
         directories of the dynamic linker (which are currently `/usr/lib' and
         `/lib') or a directory that is listed in `/etc/ld.so.conf'[1] must use
         `ldconfig' to update the shared library system.
    
         The package must call `ldconfig' in the `postinst' script if the first
         argument is `configure'; the `postinst' script may optionally invoke
         `ldconfig' at other times.  The package should call `ldconfig' in the
         `postrm' script if the first argument is `remove'.  The maintainer
         scripts must not invoke `ldconfig' under any circumstances other than
         those described in this paragraph.[2]
    
    [1]  These are currently
            * /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d
            * /usr/local/lib
            * /usr/lib/libc5-compat
            * /lib/libc5-compat
            * /usr/X11R6/lib

So your wish is proper if we simply conform to debian-policy.
However, changelog.Debian in ldso says:

  * Removed /usr/local/lib from the default /etc/ld.so.conf
    for Debian (Bug#8181).

I couldn't search #8181 from the bug tracking system.

Actually glibc does not touch /etc/ld.so.conf.  From this changelog, I
didn't get the reason why it was removed, in addition why
debian-policy says /usr/local/lib is needed.  So I reassign it to ldso
package.  I think David Engel <david@debian.org> can teach us the
reason...  I guess changing debian policy is needed.

Regards,
-- gotom