Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:50:31 -0400 From: "Edward Capriolo" <edlinuxguru@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Invoking ldconfig without arguments wipes all hints and makes me very sad Message-ID: <cbbf4b570804101350ndcd4f2kd61f2e80e8597c54@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1207855812.11735.39.camel@localhost> References: <1207855812.11735.39.camel@localhost>
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I just wrote to the list about the SAME thing. I totally agree. This is like the saying 'rm' command without arguments will delete every file on your computer. I did the same thing. I wish it was a virtual system I did it to as well :) On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Shelby Cain <scain@exgenesis.com> wrote: > Greetings list. I'm a new user to FreeBSD and I just managed to > introduce myself to ldconfig's default behavior. I'm currently locked > out of my remote server since bash isn't statically compiled and will > have to get physical access to correct my blunder. :( > > As a new user to FreeBSD, ldconfig's default behavior makes about as > much sense to me as rm adding "-fr ~" or kill adding "-9 1" in the > absence of arguments. I hate to sound ignorant but I have to ask, is > there any particular reason FreeBSD's ldconfig defaults to this > seemingly unintuitive and non-newbie-safe behavior? > > Would a patch that changes the behavior of ldconfig to assume -r in the > absence of command line arguments and adds a new parameter like > -e[rase]|-d[estroy]|-w[ipe]|-z[ap]|-l[olnewbie] to enable the original > behavior be likely to gain any acceptance? > > Regards, > > Shelby Cain >
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