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

To: Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org>
Cc: 519941@bugs.debian.org, Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
Subject: Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
From: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:31:02 -0700
Message-id: <87zlfj4qpl.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu>
Reply-to: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>, 519941@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <20090317235239.GB19891@pc049-u864.lyon.inserm.fr> (Rafael Laboissiere's message of "Wed\, 18 Mar 2009 00\:52\:39 +0100")
References: <20090316104036.7828.51622.reportbug@mailserv.localnet> <20090316145210.GB11364@dario.dodds.net> <20090317151027.GA10146@pc049-u864.lyon.inserm.fr> <20090317160202.GJ13370@yellowpig> <20090317235239.GB19891@pc049-u864.lyon.inserm.fr>

Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org> writes:
> * 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

Ugh, so the shared libraries as distributed by upstream don't even have
proper SONAME handling?

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

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References:
- Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
  - From: Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>
- Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
  - From: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
- Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
  - From: Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org>
- Re: Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
  - From: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
- Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
  - From: Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org>

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