The *.so files most likely were created when you installed the GNU gcc stuff.

The standard MPE FOS update process only creates *.sl files.

It would be helpful to know what unresolved externals you are seeing as well as
"ls -l /lib /usr/lib".

- Mark B.

Ron Wuerth wrote:
>
> Probaby for Mark B... :-)
>
> Just finished adding reactive patches to
> a 939 6.5 pp2 that was running Perl (v5.6.0)
> just fine.
>
> After the patch process I get the unresolved
> externals error.
>
> I go to the directories /usr/lib and /lib and look
> at the *.sl 's.  They are links pointing to the
> lib*.so files.  They used to point to the lib*.a
> files (I think!).
>
> However I have another system (989/400 6.5pp2)
> with Perl (v.5.6.1) on it and the *.sl files are actual
> files and no *.so files in sight.
>
> I'm starting to think the *.so files are "old" sl's?
> And therefore the *.sl links are pointing to the old sl's.
>
> Therefore do I need to purge the *.sl links and rerun
> the LIBSHP3K script?
>
> Ron Wuerth
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