On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Baho Utot <baho-utot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wednesday, July 06, 2011 05:59:33 PM Paul Ezvan wrote: >> > >> > sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libdb-5.2.so /usr/lib/libdb-5.1.so >> >> Please don't do that, this is a bad workaround ! > > Why? ... segfaults, leaks?, corruption, security ++ an unending list of random/periodic/hidden/visible/dramatic/subtle/obscure/obvious/minor/major problems, crashes, and/or lockups. soname bumps denote backwards incompatible changes at rather low levels (ABI), ie. an *intentional* break in the interface agreement between the library and any consuming binaries. it causes work downstream and is mostly avoided if possible -- developers usually have good reasons when it happens. [willful] ignorance subjects *any* binary loading the library directly, or by proxy, to a wide list of unknowns -- resultant behavior is roughly 300% unpredictable, and varies heavily by context, circumstance, whim, weather, date, mood, not to mention cosmic alignments ... ... a Bad Idea i daresay :-) C Anthony
