Sent here before -packaging as I'd like comments before finalizing the draft. .... I'd like to propose changing the guidelines regarding shared libraries as follows: When a package places a shared library in a standard library path, it must do the following: - Package the symlinks for the appropriate soname of the library. If the normal installation process of the library does not install these symlinks, they can be created by running: /sbin/ldconfig -n -N <path> - Have the following scriplets in the package: %posttrans -p /sbin/ldconfig Rationale: ldconfig can be very slow. On a test upgrade of Fedora 7 to the current updates and updates-testing repository, not running ldconfig on %post/%postun sped up the upgrade process by 33%. [1] If these symlinks are properly packaged, there is no need to explicitly call ldconfig. Calling ldconfig once at the end of the transaction should be enough to guarantee any necessary cleanup is done. Bill [1] https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/rpm-maint/2007-June/000407.html -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
