> It does break stuff. The nvidia driver for example -- it loads > /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnvidia-tls.so.319.23 instead of > /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.319.23, and the non-tls library > writes to %gs and segfaults when starting X, making the system very much > unusable.
Ah, I wasn't aware that there was any difference but efficiency. Thanks for spotting that! It kind of calls into question the entire /etc/ld.so.nohwcap mechanism for temporarily disabling access to the optimized libraries on upgrade. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org