On 2020-07-14, Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > After system update I found lots of 'old' libraries versions >> > and possibly binaries from previous releases. >> >> If you need to ask, just don't remove them. Those files eat no bread, >> and in some situations, some of the libs may still be in use. > > What about if one compiles ports? If OpenBSD is anything similar to > NetBSD, on the latter having multiple libs might cause build > breakages. Old versions of libraries are innocuous. They will simply be ignored. Potential sources of trouble are old copies of libraries that no longer exist and header files that no longer exist. OpenBSD hasn't retired a base library in a long time, so that isn't an issue. I recommend cleaning up /usr/include, though. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de