[arch-general] upgrading postfix - newaliases: error while loading libdb-5.1.so -- ignore?

[Evangelos Foutras]

On 7 July 2011 03:02, Baho Utot <baho-utot at columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 06, 2011 05:59:33 PM Paul Ezvan wrote:
>> > As a temporary work around, just add a link in /usr/lib from
>> > /usr/lib/libdb-5.1.so -> libdb-5.2.so:
>> >
>> > 13:14 providence:~> sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libdb-5.2.so
>> > /usr/lib/libdb-5.1.so 13:14 providence:~> sudo /etc/rc.d/postfix restart
>> >
>> > That will bring postfix back up until the package is updated. Then don't
>> > forget to remove the link later...
>>
>> Please don't do that, this is a bad workaround !
>> You should rebuild the package instead, it is very easy with ABS.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Why?
>
> The worst you could do is have pacman complain that the file(s) already exists
> in the file system.  You then only have to remove it and you're good.
>
> Still the best way is to build/repackage but the link works as weel.

A soname bump generally indicates a change in the ABI.

Enjoy your random crashes. :p