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Date:      Mon, 3 Nov 1997 22:09:05 -0000
From:      Ian Vaudrey <i.vaudrey@cableinet.co.uk>
To:        "'ports@freebsd.org'" <ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Ranlib
Message-ID:  <01BCE8A5.334159E0@nemkoltd.nildram.co.uk>

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I'm working on a port of a library, and there's something I'd like explained
if possible. Some existing library ports include a line @exec ranlib %D/%F in
the PLIST. Why is that? I would've thought that this was unnecessary: ranlib
just builds a symbol table doesn't it? If the library was ranlibbed when it was
built, the copy in the package already has a symbol table - or am I missing
something?

The reason I'd like clarification on this is that the @exec line seems to break
pkg_delete, so I'd like to lose it if it really isn't necessary.

 - Ian




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