On Tuesday 04 March 2008 9:15 pm, you wrote: > On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:16:44 -0500 > > Dimitri Yioulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps someone has a better suggestion for you, but I had a similar > > issue with regard to installing VMware Tools. In my case, I symlinked > > libc.so.5 linked to libc.so.6, and the VMware Tools installation > > proceeded. > > Like Kris said, not really good. An option may be, if you want to limit > your exposure to compatibility issues, is to use libmap.conf , so you only > map libc.so.6 as .5 ONLY for certain executables/libraries that depend on > them. > > I find it this method a much better one to managed - one central place to > manage library tricks, and is more advanced than symlinking. And you can > easily transfer it to other systems > > B > > _________________________ > {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome >
Thank you, Beto, for increasing my knowledge. I'll take a look at libmap.conf and read any extant info on it. Dimitri -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"