Re: [HACKERS] dynamic libraries

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: brook(at)trillium(dot)NMSU(dot)Edu (Brook Milligan)
Cc: hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] dynamic libraries
Date: 1998-10-09 21:41:18
Message-ID: 199810092141.RAA28658@candle.pha.pa.us
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> I have updated the INSTALL and sgml/INSTALL files to recommend ldconfig
> on Linux/ELF and any ELF-based system.
>
> It's not an ELF thing! This applies to any (I think) shared library
> system. At least I know my NetBSD a.out system uses ldconfig in this
> way. Your note should be more general.

Yes, I wanted to improve it too. ELF came with SVr4, and the Linux
mention, while valuable for a large base of users, was misleading to others.

Here is the new text:

If necessary, tell UNIX how to find your shared libraries. If you
are using an ELF-based system, such as Linux, do ONE of the following,
preferably the first:

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