On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 16:11:07 -0400, Ryan Kavanagh wrote: > Package: tsocks > Version: 1.8beta5-9.1 > Severity: serious > > tsocks distributes a shared library without an SONAME in /usr/lib. It > should either gain an SONAME or be moved to a private directory such as > /usr/lib/tsocks. > Why do you think that's a serious bug?
> Chapter 8 of the Debian Policy Manual states that: > > Instead the shared library is loaded by its SONAME, which exists on > the file system as a symlink pointing to the full name of the shared > library. This symlink must be provided by the package. > > Since this shared library does not have an SONAME, the symlink doesn't > exist, violating a "must" requirement of the policy. > That applies to libraries that other packages link against, not ones that are loaded via LD_PRELOAD. Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
