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authorXi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>2023-02-01 20:03:12 +0800
committerXi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>2023-02-01 20:04:51 +0800
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stripping: Add an <important> about updated packages
We've received enough reports for systems with zlib security update broken by stripping :(.
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with <quote>g</quote>, in case the commands below have already been
run.</para></note>
+ <important>
+ <para>
+ If any package of which the version is different from the version
+ specified by the book (either following a security advisory or
+ satisfying personal preference), it may be necessary to update the
+ the library file name in <envar>save_usrlib</envar> or
+ <envar>online_usrlib</envar>.
+ <emphasis role='bold'>Failing to do so may render the system
+ completely unusable.</emphasis>
+ </para>
+ </important>
+
<!-- also of interest are libgfortan, libgo, libgomp, and libobjc from GCC -->
<!--<screen><userinput>save_lib="ld-2.25.so libc-2.25.so libpthread-2.25.so libthread_db-1.0.so"-->