Bug#519941: 10.2 Libraries recommends use of /etc/ld.so.conf instead of /etc/ld.so.conf.d
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:52:39AM +0100, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> * 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
Well they could version the library instead:
/usr/lib/liboctave-3.0.4.so
/usr/lib/liboctave-3.1.54.so
(libdb4.x does something similar)
cheers,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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