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Subject: Re: linux_base-f8 giving me guff
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Boris Samorodov wrote at 16:51 +0400 on Apr 29, 2008:
 > Can you please give (an) example(s) when it is necessary to install
 > files with stale /usr/compat/linux/etc/ld.so.cache?

Installing to a chroot for deployment on a different system.
This is one well-used mode of operation that many ports
maintainers do not consider.

Also note that /etc/rc.d/abi runs /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig.


 > I'm not sure if it make more good than harm... So far we rely on
 > linuxulator being run and check for compat.linux.osrelease value
 > while installing. If that check is removed then we have only FreeBSD
 > OSVERSION which is very unreliable at compat.linux.osrelease quessing.

At least add a knob (ala DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES) for when the user
knows better.