On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 04:10:54PM -0800, Paul Rogers wrote: > When installing pcre at the end: > "mv -v /usr/lib/libpcre.so.* /lib: Moves the PCRE library on the root > filesystem so that it is available in case grep gets reinstalled with > PCRE support." > > Since pcre-config is also installed and tells other packages the library > and links were installed in /usr/lib, wouldn't it be more appropriate, > safer, to leave them as installed and create "grep links" in /lib here? > I'm curious why you did it this way.
It's just another part of ensuring that the box can be booted without /usr. For many builders, that is not important (there are other ways of recovering a broken system). ĸen -- This email was written using 100% recycled letters. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
