On Sunday 24 June 2007 22:40:50 Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Bob Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [06-24-07 16:14]: > > Thank you. What's the difference/what does ldconfig do that SuSEconfig > > doesn't? > > The "man" files are *really* there for a reason and although, somewhat > cryptic in a lot of cases, really can help understand what is going on. > > from 'man ldconfig'" > > ldconfig creates the necessary links and cache to the most > recent shared libraries found in the directories specified on > the command line, in the file /etc/ld.so.conf, and in the > trusted directo‐ ries (/lib and /usr/lib). The cache is used > by the run-time linker, ld.so or ld-linux.so. ldconfig checks > the header and filenames of the libraries it encounters when > determining which versions should have their links updated. > > If you will watch the progress of yast, after installing/upgrading a > package, it runs "ldconfig" (usually). > > note: imho, the use of graphics to accomplish *everything* really > detracts from *learning* your system. > > -- > Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 > http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 > Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org
Thank you very much [I mean it :)]. And the gentle rebuke is received in the spirit it was given. -- Bob openSUSE 10.2 x86_64, Kernel 2.6.18.8-0.3, KDE 3.5.6 r31.4 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
