Curious shared library link in /usr/lib

[Stephen Keane]

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

[GGA]

hello stephen

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

[Stephen Keane]

Any idea why?

[Sandman!]

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

cheers!

[CAS_2 · Accepted solution]

Browse the following link:

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

[Stephen Keane]

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