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Date: 11 Jul 97 11:43:56 -0500
Subject: Re: Heads up and and a call for a show of hands.
From: "Richard Wackerbarth" <rkw@dataplex.net>
To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, Jul 11, 1997 10:16 AM, Jordan K. Hubbard
<mailto:jkh@time.cdrom.com> wrote:

>	Should /etc/ld.so.conf be an _override_ or an _add on_ to the "detected"
ldconfig path list?
[arguments omitted]

Why not get both effects. Have two config files, for example, 
/etc/ld.so.conf and /usr/local/etc/ld.so.conf.
If either does not exist, /etc/rc would generate them.
/etc/ld.so.conf would be generated to emulate the current "sniffed"
configuration.
/usr/local/etc/ld.so.conf would initially be empty. It would be the default
place to append additional items.
If you wish the sniffer to run at every boot, the rc.local can simply rm
the /etc/ld.so.conf file.