From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 29 15:29:17 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6493F16A41F for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:29:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD15743D55 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:29:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j8TFSP2X001523; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:28:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j8TFSIrY001518; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:28:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:28:13 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Gerard Seibert Message-ID: <20050929152813.GA1450@thought.org> References: <20050928163600.C30755@seibercom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050928163600.C30755@seibercom.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 19 years of service to the Unix community Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Shadowed Files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:29:17 -0000 On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 04:42:15PM -0400, Gerard Seibert wrote: > When running 'portsclean', this message is displayed: > > ** /usr/local/lib/libcrypto.so.3 is shadowed by /lib/libcrypto.so.3 > /lib/libcrypto.so.3 <- ? > /usr/local/lib/libcrypto.so.3 <- openssl-0.9.8 > --> This may be an undesirable situation > Leave /lib/libcrypto.so.3 (specify -i to ask on this) > > ** /usr/local/lib/libssl.so.3 is shadowed by /usr/lib/libssl.so.3 > /usr/lib/libssl.so.3 <- ? > /usr/local/lib/libssl.so.3 <- openssl-0.9.8 > --> This may be an undesirable situation > Leave /usr/lib/libssl.so.3 (specify -i to ask on this) > > Would it be safe to delete the redundant library? I assume that I should > remove the /usr/lib/ version and not the /usr/local/lib version. > No one has jumped in with advice, so I'd like to know if you make any decision:: like mv'ing, say, /lib/libcrypto.so.3 to /lib/libcrypto.so.3.tmp and see what hits the fan. If anything. I'm working, carefully, on upgrading my three FBSD platforms and saw the same thing you have with portsclean. I also used libchk, but it didn't help very much. So I'm wondering too. (NOT to complain, but how does Linux/Ubuntulinux keep its systems free of excess libs?) gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix