pkg_libchk and lib/compat (was: Re: Notes on upgrades after libpcre update)

[Kimmo Paasiala]

On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Boris Samorodov <bsam at passap.ru> wrote:
> 05.01.2013 09:09, Kevin Oberman пишет:
>
>> pkg_libchk does not count old libraries in
>> the compat folder, so it will still report the problem ports even
>> though you use '-w'.
>
> Are you sure? From PKG_LIBCHK(1):
> -----
> DESCRIPTION
>      The pkg_libchk script uses pkg_info(1), ldd(1) and readelf(1) to check
>      whether a package is linked against missing libraries or libraries
> resid-
>      ing in /usr/local/lib/compat and its subfolders.
>
> OPTIONS
> [...]
>     -n --no-compat
>              This deactivates detecting compat libraries in
>              /usr/local/lib/compat as missing libraries.
> -----
>
> --
> WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam)
> FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
> _______________________________________________

It certainly does look at the compat -directories by default and
that's the correct thing to do.

-Kimmo