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Re: Install bug for gawk-${VERSION}
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
Re: Install bug for gawk-${VERSION} |
Date: |
17 May 2002 05:39:04 +0900 |
Ken Moffat <address@hidden> writes:
> I've noticed that after rebuilding gawk with dynamic linking we have
> gawk-3.1.0 left as a statically linked file. The equivalent problem is
> still there with gawk-3.1.1.
>
> The big question is, do you agree this is a bug, or is it a feature of
> the way Linux From Scratch is presently installed ?
Um, this is a feature (and a common one for GNU programs) -- it means
that you don't lose old versions when you install a new one. You can
easily remove the old version if you don't need it.
-Miles
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