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Gilbert Sebenste wrote: > > Hello all, > > I was wondering...after we download the patch from our vendors, as UNIDATA > recommended we do...do we have to recompile the LDM or reboot the machine > or restart the LDM or any/all of the above? > > Thanks! > > ******************************************************************************* > Gilbert Sebenste ******** > Internet: address@hidden (My opinions only!) ****** > Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University **** > E-mail: address@hidden *** > web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu ** > Work phone: 815-753-5492 * > ******************************************************************************* Hi Gilbert, The LDM uses these libraries dynamically, i.e., they are used when they are needed and they are not compiled into the code like a static library would be. So you don't need to recompile the LDM, but you do need to restart it so it will use the new libraries. However, if you have other applications that use the libraries statically they would need to be recompiled. A reboot is not necessary. Anne -- *************************************************** Anne Wilson UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------- Unidata WWW server http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ****************************************************