[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

I assume that a user installing xulrunner is not the average user but someone who actually need it. -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

Thanks, but this is a deliberate decision because Mozilla offer no ABI guarantee between minor releases and the libraries are not properly versioned. For us to consider installing in the default search path, the libraries should be correctly versioned and offer some guarantee of ABI stability

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

Can you at least add a post install script to create the right ld.so.cond.d configuration file and run ldconfig? -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

No, because the effect of that would be the same as installing in to /usr/lib, which is exactly what we're trying to avoid -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You received this bug notification

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

Fair enough, how about displaying a warning? -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

A warning about what? -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

That the libraries are not in the default library path and you should set LD_LIBARAY_PATH to use them. IIRC some of the installed packages are doing that. -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You

[Bug 610445] Re: xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path

I'm not sure why you think that adding a warning will benefit most average users (rather than just confusing them) -- xulrunner should not be installed to a directory with minor version and should be in ld path https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610445 You received this bug notification because