topic Re: Curious shared library link in /usr/lib in Operating System - HP-UX

Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

Stephen Keane — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:39:09 GMT

I've seen in /usr/lib that a .sl extension shared library can sometimes be a symbolic link to a versioned numbered actually library.

e.g.

/usr/lib/libnsl.sl -> /usr/lib/libnsl.1

But I noticed the following link, is it correct, or has something gone awry?

/usr/lib/libcurses.sl -> /usr/lib/libxcurses.1

Shouldn't that be

/usr/lib/libcurses.sl -> /usr/lib/libcurses.1
/usr/lib/libxcurses.sl -> /usr/lib/libxcurses.1

Re: Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

GGA — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:43:10 GMT

hello stephen

thats right
/usr/lib/libcurses.sl -> ./libxcurses.1
regards gga

Re: Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

Stephen Keane — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:57:51 GMT

Any idea why?

Re: Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

Sandman! — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:13:27 GMT

Probably because /usr/lib/libxcurses.sl doesn't exist.

cheers!

Re: Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

CAS_2 — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:16:44 GMT

Browse the following link:

http://devrsrc1.external.hp.com/STK/impacts/i206.html

Re: Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

Stephen Keane — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:24:38 GMT

Thanks CAS, I assumed there would be a reason for it. Nice to know it wasn't a corrupt link.