'Guy Maor wrote:' > >"LeRoy D. Cressy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I question the purpose of leaving broken symbolic links when >> upgrading the libraries. For instance libreadline2 leaves >> the following broken links reported by ldconfig: > >Those symlinks are part of libreadline2-dev. If you upgrade to >libreadline2-altdev, then the links will be fixed.
But if I decide not to install libreadline2-altdev am I expected to have ldconfig generate a few pages of error messages henceforth? Why shouldn't the system be kept in a sane state at all times (especially since the -altdev packages are not required)? It is mighty disconcerting for newbie admins to see so many error messages. -- Christopher J. Fearnley | Linux/Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Design Science Revolutionary http://www.netaxs.com/~cjf | Explorer in Universe ftp://ftp.netaxs.com/people/cjf | "Dare to be Naïve" -- Bucky Fuller -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
