On Apr 10 04:12PM, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 07:08:47PM -0400, Justin R. Pessa wrote: > > How do I relink a binary against a library after I have updated the lib? > > For example I updated glib and now xchat complains about the library not > > being installed as it was linked against the old version. Is there any > > utility that can see which executables have library problems and relink > > them accordingly? > > In general this is the wrong thing to do. If a library changes > version, it's usually because it's no longer compatible with the old > version of the library, and applications that use it need to be > recompiled or they may no longer run properly. Alternatively, if you > upgrade using portupgrade, the old library will be preserved so that > existing applications will not be affected. > > Kris
Not what I wanted to hear but I appreciate your help! ;) I'll tinker with portupgrade and cross my fingers! Thanks, - j ._____________________ | Justin R. Pessa | http://jstn.sdf1.org
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