Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d

[Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org>]

* Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> [2009-03-17 17:02]:

> What is the rational for making the library private in the first place ?

In the case of the octave package, it is a decision of the upstream
authors. I think that one of the reasons is to avoid name clashes between
different branches of octave.  For instance, we have curently:

octave3.0: /usr/lib/octave-3.0.4/liboctave.so
octave3.1: /usr/lib/octave-3.1.54/liboctave.so

> Adding a file /etc/ld.so.conf.d/octave.conf is the worse solution:
> it does not offer more protection against nameclash than putting
> them in /usr/lib.

I agree.
 
-- 
Rafael