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Re: incorrect terminfo link in /lib and /usr/lib
- From: Charles Wilson <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>
- To: Tom Porcher <porcher at acm dot org>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 12:34:43 -0500
- Subject: Re: incorrect terminfo link in /lib and /usr/lib
- References: <3C0BA215.918B624F@acm.org>
Tom Porcher wrote:
> I think I see the problem here. On my installation of Cygwin (1.3.5),
> the link in /usr/lib is:
>
> /usr/lib/terminfo -> ../share/terminfo
>
> This link is fine for /usr/lib, where "../share/terminfo" resolves to
> "/usr/share/terminfo". But referencing the same link from /lib:
>
> /lib/terminfo -> ../share/terminfo
>
> results in a dead link, because "/share/terminfo" does not exist.
>
> The link should be an absolute link to "/usr/share/terminfo" and not
> a relative link such as it is.
Probably. But I *used* to do it that way, and I vaugely remember that
it caused problems. But I don't remember what. Can anybody recall, or
am I just blowing smoke?
--Chuck
terminfo maintainer
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