I don't know about other unices but in Linux that is the way Library stuff works. You usually have one actual file libGL.so.1.2.3 then you have libGL.so and whatever other version links you need as sym links to libGL.so.1.2.3. It seems rather silly to have version links I agree as libGL.so will always point to the the most recent library and 90% of the time that is the version you want. Anyway your correct that is how it goes. John ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Doug McGarrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 15:39:54 -0400 >I think you're asking on the wrong list. Try the "expert" list. >Probably most of the folks reading here do not even understand >the first of your questions! (I speak for myself, of coourse.) >--doug > >At 11:48 AM 10/25/2000 +0100, you wrote: >>Hi, >> >> I'm new to Linux but I cut my teeth on SVR4 so I'm pretty familiar >>with Unix like systems; but I'm stumped on this one. >> >>I'm trying to build a program that uses the mesa3d libs the package >>(freedraft-0.38) uses the standard GNU configuration tools which are >>normally very effective. In this case however it is not finding the >>requisite libraries even though they exist. The problem seems to be due >>to library versioning I can make the configure scripts work by >>symbolically linking (for example) libGLU.so.1 to libGLU.so but this >>seems to me to be wrong in that I shouldn't have to do this if library >>versioning is working properly. I have run ldconfig as well as checking >>that /etc/ld.conf.so contains an entry for the path where the libraries >>are stored all to no avail. >> >>Can anyone help here??? >> >>I also have a minor configuation query. When working on SVR4 it was >>possible to run man on the console and then press the DEL key to kill it >>and get back to the command promt without the screen being cleared. This >>was very conveniant because the remnants of the manual page were left >>displayed thus making typeing the syntax of an unfamiliar command less >>of a memory feat. I can do this in any of the terminal windows supplied. >>As soon as I press q to get out of less the screen is cleared. I would >>like to change this behaviour but I don't know whether it is a function >>of man less or the terminal app. >> >>Any ideas??? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Colin H. Close >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
