[brailleblaster] Re: *.so files in Linux

  • From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 14:21:34 -0500

Vic,

When you make new versions of liblouis and liblouisutdml you do have to 
copy the .so files into native/lib . In /usr/local/lib they are symbolic 
links, but when you copy them you get the actual file.

John

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 02:35:42PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:
> John,
> 
> When I recompile and install a new version of liblouis and liblouisutdml, do
> I have to copy the new *.so file into the dist/native/lib directory? The
> output from file says they are dynamically linked. Are they just symbolic
> links? Are they always the same as the actual files in the /usr/local/lib
> directory without copying the newer versions?
> 
> 
> Best regards from Ohio,
> 
> Vic
> 
> 
> 

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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities


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