Date: Mon, 01 May 1995 01:39:01 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: "Philippe Charnier" <charnier@lirmm.fr> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: new dynamic libraries from ports Message-ID: <20260.799317541@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 01 May 1995 09:29:08 %2B0200." <199505010729.JAA10698@lirmm.lirmm.fr>
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> When a dynamic library is added (in the ldconfig's searching path),
> the library is not seen until ldconfig is rerun (because ld.so only
> search for libs in ld.so.hints). This is a problem when making some
> ports (e.g xv) that depend on libs (e.g libtiff and libjpeg).
This has come up before. ldconfig needs two things:
1. An option for "refreshing" its internal path.
2. An option for adding a directory to that path.
In conversations with Satoshi, I've recommended that a new `-a' flag
be added. If you give it no directories as args, it does the
`refresh' action. Both options handled with one flag. Adding a
directory that's already in the search list should also be handled
gracefully (essentially, "refresh this directory"). This would
allow people to put stuff like:
@exec ldconfig -a ${PREFIX}/lib
In their packing lists or install rules.
The only problem is, I have no time to do this now. Any takers?
Jordan
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