[Ffmpeg-devel] Shared libraries install script broken in cvs

[Michel Bardiaux]

M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Luca Barbato said:
> 
>>Fran?ois Revol wrote:
>>
>>
>>>a) that's platform-dependant
>>
>>Symlinks were present even before. Usually anyway they should be created
>>by ldconfig or equivalent means.
> 
> 
> ldconfig doesn't like being run as non-root.  It is customary for make install
> to create the links.
> 
> 
>>>b) not everyone supports hardlinks (nor symlinks)
>>
>>The only system not supporting symlinks I remember is DOS, do I miss any?
> 
> 
> AmigaOS.
> 
Does Windows support symlinks? Shortcuts are not symlinks.

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