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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Nicolas Blais <nb_root@videotron.ca>
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Subject: Re: safe to delete /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg libs
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On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 04:26:20PM -0500, Nicolas Blais wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> When I update using portupgrade, sometimes replaced libs are sent=20
> to /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg, for backward compatibility I presume.=20
>=20
> My question is, how do I know if librairies in that folder are safe to de=
lete?=20
> I checked today, and there are libs that are 8 months old which I assume=
=20
> aren't used since a newer version exists in /usr/local/lib and I always k=
eep=20
> my system up to date, compiling from source.

Install the libchk port, which will tell you.

Of course, you should always make a backup first, just in case.

Kris

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