Binary linking/updating libraries

[Justin R. Pessa]

On Apr 10 04:12PM, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 07:08:47PM -0400, Justin R. Pessa wrote:
> > How do I relink a binary against a library after I have updated the lib?
> > For example I updated glib and now xchat complains about the library not
> > being installed as it was linked against the old version. Is there any
> > utility that can see which executables have library problems and relink
> > them accordingly?
> 
> In general this is the wrong thing to do.  If a library changes
> version, it's usually because it's no longer compatible with the old
> version of the library, and applications that use it need to be
> recompiled or they may no longer run properly.  Alternatively, if you
> upgrade using portupgrade, the old library will be preserved so that
> existing applications will not be affected.
> 
> Kris

Not what I wanted to hear but I appreciate your help! ;) I'll tinker
with portupgrade and cross my fingers!

Thanks,

- j

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