Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:42:54 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@googlemail.com> To: Leinier Cruz Salfran <salfrancl.listas@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: there is a way to avoid strict libraries linking? Message-ID: <20100414184254.63d0cdf9@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <n2ya2585ef1004140923s2acb8b2ctf7c9b449cb66f208@mail.gmail.com> References: <n2ya2585ef1004140923s2acb8b2ctf7c9b449cb66f208@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:23:16 -0400 Leinier Cruz Salfran <salfrancl.listas@gmail.com> wrote: > hello all fbsd devs > > i want to know if there is a possibility to avoid current strict > libraries linking .. i will explain myself > > for example .. i have installed 'gtk' (2.18) that depends on library > 'libpng.so.5' (png) .. and i will upgrade 'png' port to a superior > version that install the library 'libpng.so.6' BUUUTTTT 'gtk' will not > be upgraded, so it will still depending on 'libpng.so.5' .. so here is > my question: there is a way to avoid this?????? i means that 'gtk' > load 'libpng.so' (that is a symbolic link to 'libpng.so.6') instead of > 'libpng.so.5' at runtime > > i think this is a VERY VERY strict rule because in linux programs load > 'lib*.so' instead 'lib*.so.#' except if that program was linked to > 'lib*.so.#' at compilation time > You might be able to do this with /etc/libmap.conf. See the man page for libmap.conf(5). -- Gary Jennejohn
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