Robert,
> This change was a long time coming, so many people have complained
> about having libx.so.1 under Solars/Linux and having libx.so.2 under IRIX.
> Adding 1 to the version isn't necessary, I've looked everywhere I could
> think of to find out why this was done in the first place, but found
> none. I realize this change doesn't "fix" anything, and could potentially
> cause problems, but these will be transient, and it is consistent with
> other platforms.
indeed: breaking every application linked against the old (overwritten)
version of affected libraries is certainly a problem. This will be
transient since people will be forced to rebuild/relink every affected
application; something I consider a nightmare in big installations,
especially when libraries used all over the place (like the GCC runtime
libraries) are affected.
I can already hear the outcry from affected users and admins; I don't want
to be in the position to explain to them that their applications had to be
broken for cosmetic reasons and consistency with other platforms.
Rainer
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Rainer Orth, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University
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