On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 08:31:05AM +0200, Emmanuel Charpentier wrote:
> Package: libtinfo5
> Version: 6.0+20150810
> Severity: normal
...
> Since a recent upgrade, bash complains about this library lacking version
> information.
> 
> the following message is printed a *lot* during some bash scripts execution :
> 
> bash: /usr/local/sage/local/lib/libtinfo.so.5: no version information 
> available
> (required by bash)

Possibly LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set in user's environment, causing bash
to become confused about which library to use.  I seem to recall that
a Debian guideline for packaging says to not use the rpath feature
(which would prevent this problem).  It is not a bug in ncurses, but
a problem with the user's environment or custom configuration.

As it is, there are a few possible solutions (by the user):

        + repair the environment (i.e., dropping
          /usr/local/sage/local/lib from LD_LIBRARY_PATH)

        + remove the conflicting library from /usr/local/sage/local/lib

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey <dic...@invisible-island.net>
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature

Reply via email to