From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 12 10:10:36 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CFED16A403 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91B7E43D75 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3CAAJWI021391 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:19 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k3CAAJCU021390; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:19 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:19 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200604121010.k3CAAJCU021390@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Jean-Baptiste Quenot Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D41AB16A405 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:00:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jbq@anyware-tech.com) Received: from caraldi.com (195-13-58-165.oxyd.net [195.13.58.165]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CF1A43D48 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:00:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jbq@anyware-tech.com) Received: from vision.anyware (10.21.96-84.rev.gaoland.net [84.96.21.10]) by caraldi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D60AB64D0 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:00:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: by vision.anyware (Postfix, from userid 1021) id 4D32A60F0; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:00:26 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <20060412100026.4D32A60F0@vision.anyware> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:00:26 +0200 (CEST) From: Jean-Baptiste Quenot To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/95644: Document variable NO_FILTER_SHLIBS in the porter's handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:10:36 -0000 >Number: 95644 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Document variable NO_FILTER_SHLIBS in the porter's handbook >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 12 10:10:16 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jean-Baptiste Quenot >Release: FreeBSD 5.5-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD vision.anyware 5.5-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 5.5-PRERELEASE #1: Thu Mar 9 19:20:53 CET 2006 jbq@vision.anyware:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/VISION i386 >Description: There is no description of NO_FILTER_SHLIBS in the porter's handbook located at doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml. The explanation below was provided by Joerg Pulz . Thanks in advance! >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- book.sgml.orig Wed Apr 12 11:47:20 2006 +++ book.sgml Wed Apr 12 11:56:24 2006 @@ -3993,6 +3993,14 @@ library should have their PORTREVISION incremented, to force recompilation with the new library version. + + In FreeBSD, all libraries normally have only a major version number. + If your port installs shared libraries with long names (e.g. + lib<name>.so.<major>.<minor>.<patchlevel>), it may be + desirable to set NO_FILTER_SHLIBS=yes to prevent any + shared library name modification (e.g. minor number removal) by the ports + infrastructure. + >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: