Re: .libs-<pkgname> stubs

[Marc Espie <espie_(_at_)_nerim_(_dot_)_net>]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 01:59:19AM +0200, frantisek holop wrote:
> me again,
> 
> i update now all of my packages.  i ended up with
> a couple of .libs-* packages.
> 
> i pkg_deleted them without problem.
> i presume that means, no other package requires them, correct?
> 
> so why were they keeped after the update?

Because you can't be sure some user hasn't some personal stuff that uses
them.

> is there a more detailed explanation about .libs-*
> except the source and a brief point 4 in replacing
> packages?

Nothing more than point 4 is needed, and you don't really want to read
the source for it at this point...