[Pkg-ia32-libs-maintainers] Bug#492453: Bug#492453: Missing some .so links

Goswin von Brederlow goswin-v-b at web.de
Sat Aug 9 06:22:04 UTC 2008


Guillaume Melquiond <guillaume.melquiond at inria.fr> writes:

> Subject: ia32-libs: Missing some .so links
> Package: ia32-libs
> Version: 2.6
> Severity: normal
>
> When compiling mesa in 32bit mode, ld was unable to find several 
> libraries. After adding the following symbolic links, I got a usable 
> mesa.
>
> libexpat.so
> libXdamage.so
> libdrm.so
> libstdc++.so

At least the last one comes from libstdc++6-4.2-dev and is not
ia32-libs job.

> Is this a misunderstanding on my side? A bug in ld? Or should the 
> ia32-libs package just create these links?

It kind of should. It is not really the goal of ia32-libs but it
already contains a number of links people have requested in the past.
Unfortunately they regulary break on updates and are a pain to
maintain.

MfG
        Goswin





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