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better explanation for the *.so symlinks in /usr/lib

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Gerard Beekmans 23 jaren geleden
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      chapter06/ncurses-exp.xml

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chapter06/ncurses-exp.xml

@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ programs try to link using -lcurses instead of -lncurses.  This symlink
 ensures that such programs will link without errors.</para>
 
 <para><userinput>ln -sf ../../lib/libncurses.so etc:</userinput> These
-symlinks are created so the linker will use the dynamic versions of these
-libraries instead of the static ones, which happens if the linker can't
-find the dynamic versions.</para>
+symlinks are created to tidy up the installation. It's good practise to
+have the *.so files in /usr/lib as well as in /lib, to ensure that the
+linker is always able to find the files whether it's looking in /lib or
+/usr/lib.</para>
 
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