> There is somehow a glitch we have to solve in the pre/post-inst/rm > scripts for ncurses and potentially for readline. > My bash is now (and should be in the future, maybe even with shared > readline): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:tty1:/lib# ldd /bin/bash > libncurses.so.3.0 => /lib/libncurses.so.3.0 > libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5.2.18 > > and don't like to be invoked without libncurses.so.3.0 handy. Is it > really ok to move libncurses.so.3.0 to libncurses.so.3.0.new in pre > --- why is this TRT? Upgrading libc > 5.2.16-1 -> 5.2.16-2 -> 5.2.16-3 -> 5.2.18-0 > seems to work, but ncurses > 3.0-1.9.8a-2 -> 3.0-1.9.8a-3 -> 3.0-1.9.8a-3 > left me with /lib/libncurses.3.0.new but without /lib/libncurses.3.0. > > This has to be avoided at all costs!
This is why I'd like to hear Ian Jackson's thoughts on adding special, installation support for shared libraries directly into dpkg. David -- David Engel Optical Data Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1101 E. Arapaho Road (214) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081
