Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:05:58 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: Studded@san.rr.com (Studded) Cc: garbanzo@hooked.net, asami@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF transition for ports Message-ID: <199809160105.LAA02624@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <35FEFC89.DB12AD0E@san.rr.com> from Studded at "Sep 15, 98 04:47:21 pm"
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Studded wrote: > > libfoo.so -> libfoo.so.x > > libfoo.so.x -> libfoo.so.x.y > > > > This would preserve the a.out functionality no? > > It seems to me that renumbering the libraries is a recipe for disaster. > I much prefer a smarter ldconfig, and a better tagging system that > doesn't involve changing the numbering of the libraries from a source > outside the project. The point here is that source outside the project that builds as ELF uses the same tools that we do. This means that Linux/ELF and NetBSD/ELF only have a single version number too. We don't need to invent a new wheel here. Just get used to it! -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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