Darren J Moffat wrote:
> Roger A. Faulkner wrote:
>> I created it yesterday and named it:
>>
>>     /lib/libshim.so.1
>>     /lib/64/libshim.so.1
>>
>> So I'm adding this item to the official proposal.
>
> With that name ?
>
> Isn't this more like 0 at 0.so.1, extendedFILE.so.1, madv.so.1 etc ?
>
> In other words I don't think it should be specified on a link line so 
> does it need to begin with lib.

+1 (nice catch)
> Also isn't there a better name than the highly generic "shim" ?
>
> My suggestion would be:
>
> leading_underscore_synonyms.so.1
>

Would be "underscore_syn.so.1" be enough?

(I know we are supposed to be "linux familiar", but does that include 
"linix-prefers-really-long-and-awkward-names"?   :-) :-) ;-) )

- jek3



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