Re: running ldconfig

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On Sun, Mar 05, 2000 at 02:16:04PM -0500, Robert L Krawitz <rlk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When the Gimp is installed, the make install should run ldconfig (on
> Elf-based systems, at any rate) so that ld.so picks up the new shared
> libraries.

I don't think so:

1. libtool should make sure that the libraries are found anyway (unless
   moved). ld.so.cache is only that, a cache
2. only root can run ldconfig (without errors, that is)
3. not all systems have ldconfig or the same concept of shared libraries
   as linux (elf or not...)

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