[OpenIndiana-discuss] Basic QC on packages

[Reginald Beardsley]

I just installed audacity on my Z840 system using pkg(1m).  However, at execution it failed with an unresolved library reference.  I did a full "pkg update" of my system.  It failed again with the same error.  An ldd(1) check of the audacity  binary showed a number of other "file not found" results for  libraries.  The package came from the "hipster-encumbered" repository dated 2022.
I  should like to propose that ANY AND ALL packages in the OI repositories  be tested before inclusion in a  release by running  ldd(1)  across the ALL the executables in a clean  install of the release.  And any packages not linking be excluded from the repository from that release until such time that they are fixed.
I shall be pleased to implement the required tools if all can agree.
Have Fun!Reg