[techtalk] Finding out the library versions

Magni Onsoien magnio at pvv.ntnu.no
Sat Sep 2 15:31:27 EST 2000


Subba Rao:
> I know the solution you are suggesting. I should have been a little more
> precise in what I am looking for. What about files like libvga.a or
> libxml.a, which do not have any links or version numbers in it? How are
> these library versions determined/guessed?

If it's an rpm-based system, 'rpm -qf /usr/lib/libxml.a' should tell you
what package it belongs to, and then you should be able to get an idea
about the version :)


Magni :)
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