Re: upload now! [Was: Re: findlib 0.7.1 - package available]
On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 09:11:09PM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 11:41:51AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > The only trouble for the user maybe that dynamic linking wont be
> > > available until they install the ocaml package that will provide
> > > /usr/lib/ocaml/stublibs as search path for shared objects. This will be
> > > a transition situation for few days, IMO is an acceptable problem in
> > > unstable and users can safely add these dir to /etc/ocaml/ld.conf
> > > solving the problem.
> >
> > Mmm, did we not speak about putting user installed stuff into
> > /usr/local/lib/ocaml/stublibs ? and keeping the /usr/lib/ocaml/stublibs
> > for the debian packages.
>
> How is this question related to the reported problem?
>
> Anyway: yes we talked about this and this is currently possible. You
> just have to list that path in ld.conf (and If I have understood
> correctly you have already done it in the ocaml 3.05 package), and a
> user can install stuff there using findlib and "-destdir" switch or
> another special purpose installer.
Well, ideally the default install path of the debian findlib package
should be /usr/local/lib/ocaml/stublibs (since it would be used for
third party installs or local installs, not packaged stuff), and debian
package using finlib would need to specify the -destdir.
This is more policy compliant.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Cheers.
>
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