From owner-freebsd-current Sat Sep 19 16:17:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA16710 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 16:17:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from fep1-orange.clear.net.nz (fep1-orange.clear.net.nz [203.97.32.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA16690 for ; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 16:17:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jabley@buddha.clear.net.nz) Received: from buddha.clear.net.nz (buddha.clear.net.nz [192.168.24.106]) by fep1-orange.clear.net.nz (1.5/1.11) with ESMTP id LAA03898; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 11:16:54 +1200 (NZST) Received: (from jabley@localhost) by buddha.clear.net.nz (8.9.1/8.9.1) id LAA05784; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 11:16:53 +1200 (NZST) Message-ID: <19980920111653.A5770@clear.co.nz> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 11:16:53 +1200 From: Joe Abley To: John Polstra Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF ldconfig References: <19980920042741.A6144@clear.co.nz> <199809192032.NAA02450@austin.polstra.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <199809192032.NAA02450@austin.polstra.com>; from John Polstra on Sat, Sep 19, 1998 at 01:32:43PM -0700 X-Files: the Truth is Out There Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Sep 19, 1998 at 01:32:43PM -0700, John Polstra wrote: > > It is intentional that the ELF ldconfig ignores libraries with more > than one version number. The problem you're seeing is simply caused > by the fact that the libslang port hasn't been updated yet for ELF. > See the conversion guidelines for more details: Is there some background somewhere that explains the decision to restrict ELF libraries to a single version number? Just curious. Joe -- Joe Abley Tel +64 9 912-4065, Fax +64 9 912-5008 Network Architect, CLEAR Net http://www.clear.net.nz/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message