Jon Peatfield wrote: > I just spotted (while checking something else) that none of our x86_64 sl5 > boxes have a openssl097a.i386 package so can't run some i386 code which > needs those old compatability libs. > > I thought it was my error but checking the repos there doesn't seem to be > a i386 package in the x86_64 tree for this (in the 5[0-2] repos). > > Just installing the one from the i386 tree appears to work fine (no > obvious problematic clashes etc), and lets things linked against > libssl.so.4 run - well I only did a trivial test. > > Was this a deliberate choice or were there problems caused by having it > present? > > I don't really mind; I'm trying quite hard to reduce the number of > 'compat' packages we install (FX: sounds of knashing teeth from my users) > > -- > Jon Peatfield, Computer Officer, DAMTP, University of Cambridge > Mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/ That's how RedHat has it. We haven't seen the need to add it. I personally am resistant to adding more i386 packages in unless there seems to be a universal need for it. Troy -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI DSS Group __________________________________________________