On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:56:02 +0200 Ulrich Mueller <u...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >> IMHO providing compatibility symlinks for proprietary binary-only > >> programs isn't the task of the libpcre package. > > > I'm fine with putting it in libpcre-debian package as kentnl > > suggested. > > I still think that the libpcre.so.3 compatibility link shouldn't be > installed in a generally visible location. Install it in a specific > directory instead, and start your binary with a wrapper which will > add that directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH. That makes it slightly more awkward for binaries you may have installed manually. Can we agree to disagree on this one? It won't affect those who don't need it. Obviously if anything blows up, I'll take full responsibility. -- James Le Cuirot (chewi) Gentoo Linux Developer
