merge 425084 422173 thanks hi joey,
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 19:48 -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>php5
> PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library
> '/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/gd.so' - /usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/gd.so: cannot
> open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>dpkg -s php5-gd
> Package: php5-gd
> Status: deinstall ok config-files
>
> I guess that the config files lead to this ugly behavior if the package
> is removed but not purged. Reporting it since it was a real "WTF?" moment
> for me.
right. the only real solution is to put the config files somewhere
else, and manage them with symlinks during install/remove. we briefly
discussed doing this but decided it was maybe a little overengineered.
alternatively the error message could maybe be made a little more
sensible.
anyway, i'd be open to talking about patches for either way.
sean
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