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Re: Package uninstall uninstalls libltdl
From: |
Albert Chin |
Subject: |
Re: Package uninstall uninstalls libltdl |
Date: |
Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:55:30 -0600 |
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Mutt/1.5.6i |
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 08:42:42PM -0600, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> If a package installs libltdl.so as part of its build, then when 'make
> uninstall' is executed for that package, libltdl is uninstalled as
> well. The end result is that any other package which depends on the
> installed libltdl breaks. This seems like a bad thing. Of course
> 'make distcheck' won't pass unless uninstall works. Oh joy.
How is this different from 'make uninstall' for libz, libpng, tiff,
jpeg, etc?
If someone maintains a source-based system, they should be smart
enough to know the consequences. If not, tough.
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albert chin (address@hidden)