Bug#120585: apparently what lintian does is valid, ldconfig use outside $1=configure is not documented as safe
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 11:02:42PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Josip> The Policy says that "the `postinst' script may optionally
> Josip> invoke `ldconfig' at other times". According to the
> Josip> explanation in the footnote number 3, there doesn't appear to
> Josip> be any other time (other than when $1 = configure) to do it.
>
> You do realize that footnotes are not normative part of
> policy, they may offer examples or explanations; and aer merely
> informative.
Yes, I do realize that, but that doesn't mean that the bug shouldn't be
fixed, does it? :)
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