On Sun, 12 Apr 1998, Chris Fearnley wrote: > '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.
The messages are a symptom of not having the library and -dev package versions in sync. The solution is to either bring them into sync, or uninstall the -dev package. Either way will fix your problem. -- Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.gate.net/~storm/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
