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List:       openzaurus-users
Subject:    Re: [Openzaurus-users] Re: ssh-client on OZ 5600 libcrypto.so.0.9.7 error
From:       Chris Larson <kergoth () handhelds ! org>
Date:       2003-11-19 18:05:15
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* Rick Schultz (bloodyvikings@sbcglobal.net) wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 11:21:32AM -0600, Chris Larson wrote:
> > Also, while your proposed solution would help things in this specific
> > situation, the biggest problem people encounter in doing this is when
> > they leave their card as vfat, so the symlink to the proper soname
> > cant be created, whether its ipkg or ldconfig that tries to do it.
> 
> Then wouldn't it be a better idea for ipkg to create all its links in
> the root filesystem, instead of one in /usr/lib, and all the rest in
> /mnt/{card,cf}/usr/lib ?

No.  I think you're misunderstanding how this works.

Ipkg doesnt create links in the rootfs at all.  It installs the files in
the data tarball of the ipk to the desired alterate location (in this
case /mnt/card, or what have you).  Thats it.  Ipkg knows what links it
needs to create, but doesn't know about the linking to root.

ipkg-link knows about the linking to root, but doesn't have intimate
knowledge of what files *should* have been on the card, so can't make
that decision.

Now, if ipkg did the linking to root it could possibly do that, but
there would still be symlinks missing from the card that should have
been there, which *should* cause a failure.  I don't want my ipkg
assuming it knows what links I need and what links I don't.  If
something doesn't exist that should have, it should fail.  Remember,
symlinks are used for a lot more things than just libraries.
--
Chris Larson - kergoth at handhelds dot org
Embedded Linux Developer - clarson at ti dot com
OpenZaurus Project Maintainer - http://openzaurus.org/


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