doc/manual.txt: add a new section for "run-time dependencies" (wip)

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Juan RP 2013-12-28 12:59:53 +01:00
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NOTE: A function defined in a template has preference over the same function
defined by a `build_style` script.
Run-time dependencies
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dependencies for ELF executables or shared libraries are detected
automatically by `xbps-src`, hence run-time dependencies must not be specified
in the *package sections* with the following exceptions:
- ELF binaries using dlopen(3).
- non ELF objects, i.e perl/python/ruby/etc modules.
- Overriding the minimal version specified in the `shlibs` file.
The run-time dependencies for ELF binaries are detected by checking which SONAMEs
use and then the SONAMEs are mapped to a binary package name with a minimal
required version. The `shlibs` file in the `xbps-packages/common` directory
sets up the `SONAME pkgname>=version` mappings.
For example the `foo-1.0_1` package provides the `libfoo.so.1` SONAME and
software requiring this library will link to `libfoo`; the resulting binary
package will have a run-time dependency to `foo>=1.0_1` package as specified in
`common/shlibs`:
-----------------------
# common/shlibs
...
libfoo.so.1 foo-1.0_1
...
-----------------------
- The first field specifies the SONAME.
- The second field specified the package name and minimal version required.
- A third optional field specifies the architecture (rarely used).
Build options
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