I have a package with a library that needs to be entered to /etc/ld.so.preload. It is clear that this library needs to go in /lib rather than /usr/lib because there are systems that have /usr on a dedicated partition.
But how do I handle the entry to /etc/ld.so.preload? There are packages that leave the ld.so.preload entry to the user, but they probably make the system fail when they are uninstalled and the user forgets to manually remove the ld.so.preload entry. So, how am I to deal with this in the packaging? (1) Don't add the lib to /etc/ld.so.preload, display a hint for the user to do so, but remove the entry in the prerm if the package is to be removed? (2) Ask the user if I should add the lib to /etc/ld.so.preload in the postinst and automatically remove the entry in prerm? Does order in /etc/ld.so.preload matter? (3) Do everything fully automatic? Any comments will be appreciated. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
