bug#334: bug#334: Packages using private copies of shared libraries

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Seth David Schoen wrote:

> Package: lnx-bbc
>
> Some packages are using their own static copies of zlib and libpcap
> (and maybe other libraries).  They should be using the shared
> versions, if possible, to save disk space.  Ethernet sniffers seem to
> be particularly bad about this.

I have a build going with --enable-shared=all for ethereal that should
addres this a bit.  If that's one of the packages that you came across.
But really, this bug report is vague.  If it's a problem with specific
sniffers, then consider re-filing it against the package.

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