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Re: Bug Report: "make install" on Ubuntu should run "ldconfig" as final step

by Jeremy Tregunna-2 :: Rate this Message:

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On 7-Jun-09, at 7:58 PM, Jeremy Tregunna wrote:

>
> On 7-Jun-09, at 7:04 PM, Guy Hulbert wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 2009-07-06 at 18:51 -0400, Jeremy Tregunna wrote:
>>> That's a bad idea Steve, as it depends on "sudo" being installed,  
>>> AND
>>> the user actually having privileges to run it.
>>
>> iirc, "it" *already* depends on "sudo" ... I was going to "fix" it  
>> but
>> still have no round tuits ...
>
> Actually, io does not depend on sudo. It recommends using it to
> install, as most users build io as an unprivileged user.

There's not... It's just something a user has to actually have  
installed to work. I'd say conservatively, only about 40% of users  
actually have it installed, liberally, maybe 70%. While relatively  
common, it's still absent on a lot of machines.

Regards,

Jeremy Tregunna
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