Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:26:38 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org> Cc: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> Subject: Re: CALL FOR TESTERS: new candidate for libusb port Message-ID: <20050301132638.or8y2q7by8w4ocgg@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <16931.60165.805205.556863@whale.home-net> References: <16929.3285.129783.696868@whale.home-net> <20050228095047.GE10869@straylight.m.ringlet.net> <16931.60165.805205.556863@whale.home-net>
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John Reynolds <johnjen@reynoldsnet.org> wrote: > 0) Save the shar attachment to "libusb.shar" > 1) backup your existing .so files then pkg_delete -f libusb-0.1.7_1 > 2) (as root) cd /usr/ports/devel > 3) backup your libusb: mv libusb libusb.orig > 4) sh /path/to/libusb.shar I suggest to remove point 1), and add 5) run "portupgrade libusb" > As I had mentioned before, Johannes bumped the lib version so after > you compile > and install this port you will need to go to /usr/local/lib (or whatever your > PREFIX is) and do > > ln -s libusb-0.1.so.8 libusb-0.1.so.7 > > so that any apps you have that were linked against the .so.7 file can > find the > lib. Or, recompile them. You choose. A version bump of the library version suggests an ABI change, so the only real solution is to recompile. A symlink may work for some applications, but not for all. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 He only knew his iron spine held up the sky -- he didn't realize his brain had fallen to the ground. -- The Book of Serenity
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