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Subject: Re: /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.3 missing
To: Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com>,
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On 2016-12-14 17:28, Janos Dohanics wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> On a FreeBSD 9.2-STABLE box I'm missing /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.3,
> and thus I'm unable to update several ports.
>
> I understand that it should be installed by converters/libiconv (at
> least that's what 'pkg which /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.3' says on a
> 9.3-STABLE box, and it is just a link to libiconv.so.2). However,
> reinstalling libiconv-1.14_6 does not
> install /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.3.
>
> What's the right fix for this?
>
On 10.3 it's just a symlink to libiconv.so.2.5.1

So making a symlink should be ok.