openzim / openzim/node-libzim

dont create dangling symlink build/Release/libzim.so

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Since May 23, 2026.

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Description

this line

https://github.com/openzim/node-libzim/blob/264affa6207660371109ba45bba2e3bd97a3bcf3/bundle-libzim.js#L31

creates a dangling symlink build/Release/libzim.so
if the file build/Release/libzim.so.9 does not exist

this happens when building with system libzim

https://github.com/openzim/node-libzim/blob/264affa6207660371109ba45bba2e3bd97a3bcf3/binding.gyp#L5

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