From 66d3550dd00571b6ad8e5776cce8f691424255ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Troy Will Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:58:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] made note about OpenSSL in experimental/README --- experimental/README | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/experimental/README b/experimental/README index ae4e7d8..e914037 100644 --- a/experimental/README +++ b/experimental/README @@ -2,3 +2,14 @@ Plan: 1. Write a Perl program with _very_ simple dependency checking. 2. Make notes on ldconfig 3. Make notes on various packages, e.g. OpenSSL + +############################################################################## +Note about /sbin/ldconfig: +The ldconfig man page (ldconfig(8) states that "ldconfig ignores symbolic links +when scanning for libraries." What does this mean? + +Stowing OpenSSL +I ( Troy Will April 2009 ) did a ./config --prefix=/usr/local shared && make && + make install of OpenSSL. With Stow could not find the shared libraries with + ldconfig -v. Installing directly without Stow, I was able to find the shared + libraries with ldconfig -v.