On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Tom Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Leinier Cruz Salfran > <[email protected]> wrote: >> hello all fbsd devs >> >> i want to know if there is a possibility to avoid current strict >> libraries linking .. i will explain myself >> >> for example .. i have installed 'gtk' (2.18) that depends on library >> 'libpng.so.5' (png) .. and i will upgrade 'png' port to a superior >> version that install the library 'libpng.so.6' BUUUTTTT 'gtk' will not >> be upgraded, so it will still depending on 'libpng.so.5' .. so here is >> my question: there is a way to avoid this?????? i means that 'gtk' >> load 'libpng.so' (that is a symbolic link to 'libpng.so.6') instead of >> 'libpng.so.5' at runtime >> > > The reason the library version is bumped is to avoid loading > libpng.so.6 into a process looking for libpng.so.5. If you want to try > it, you can use /etc/libmap.conf to map requests for libpng.so.5 into > libpng.so.6 (and watch your apps crash instead of not running). > > > Tom >
hello tom we should keep in mind that new versions of libraries are built with previous versions compatibility in order to avoid 'crashing' .. i put the 'gtk' example because i upgrade my system yesterday and I got that situation .. I started to imagine what could happen if I restart 'gdm' at that moment .. and I think that 'gdm' will not start because 'gtk' will not find 'libpng.so.5' .. so I do the following: create a symbolic link: 'libpng.so.5' -> 'libpng.so.6' .. restart 'gdm' and all was fine what do you think about that ps: clic in 'reply to all' in order to reply to 'freebsd-hacker' list too, please (thanks) _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
