> > There is no symlink for libcurses.so. There should be one in the -dev > > package. > > OK. Jeff Noxon mentioned that a link for libtermcap.so might also be in > order---thoughts?
I have been told that this is undesirable for some autoconfed programs with emacs being the most notable example. I don't remember all of the details but it has to do with forcing autoconf to use the curses/termlib interface to ncurses instead of the (incomplete/buggy?) termcap interface. > > The runtime package installs the shared libraries as lib*.so.3.0.new > > and then renames them to lib*.so.3.0 in the postinst script. This is > > fine for not disturbing running programs when the package is being > > upgraded, but there is no provision for deleting the files when the > > package is removed. Again, I'd like to hear Ian Jackson's thoughts on > > adding special installation support for shared libraries to dpkg. > > For the moment I guess I'll re-rename them in the prerm. Ian Jackson, are you there? I'd *really* like to hear your opinions on this. David -- David Engel Optical Data Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1101 E. Arapaho Road (214) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081
