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From: johnr@oceania.UUCP (John Robison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: What is /usr/shlib
Keywords: shlib, boot
Message-ID: <1991May20.203300.10940@oceania.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 91 20:33:00 GMT
References: <763@rosie.NeXT.COM>
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In article <763@rosie.NeXT.COM> aozer@next.com (Ali Ozer) writes:
> In article <1991May17.164126.8724@wuphys.wustl.edu> Rakhal D. Dave writes:
> >There is 3.0 MBs of stuff in /usr/shlib. Theses are all libraries:
> >libNeXT_s.C.shlib*   libmusic_s.A.shlib*  libsys_s.B.shlib*
> >libdsp_s.A.shlib*    libni_s.A.shlib*
> >Question is do I need these for day to day work. 
> 
> Yes you do! Those are the shared libraries used by the various apps, and if
> you get rid of any of these files, chances are some apps (not only NeXT but 
> also third party apps) will stop running. 
> 
And, more importantly, your machine will not finish its boot!!

John
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