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Subject: Problem with ldconfig detecting libraries installed by devel/gdcm
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I want to create a port that uses devel/gdcm as a dependency.  But writing:
LIB_DEPENDS+=   gdcmCommon:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gdcm
doesn't work.  It does build the port, but it fails to detect that the 
port is installed.

I notice that when I type:
ldconfig -r | grep gdcm
that it doesn't find the installed libraries.  But this can be fixed by 
doing
ln -s libgdcmCommon.so.2.0.18 libgdcmCommon.so.2
Note that the devel/gdmc port only installs
libgdcmCommon.so.2.0.18 libgdcmCommon.so.2.0    libgdcmCommon.so

I contacted the port maintainer a few days ago, and this email is copied 
to him.  But I would also like to submit a PR that includes a fix so 
that his job is easier.

But I am unsure what is the "officially correct" way to fix this?  Is it 
a bug in ldconfig?  Or should the port create these links?  Or were the 
original writers of gdcm incorrect when the specify a major version 
number that includes a period?

Thanks, Stephen