torcs cant find libraries

Binary package hint: torcs

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

apt-cache policy torcs
torcs:
  Installed: 1.3.1-2
  Candidate: 1.3.1-2
  Version table:
 *** 1.3.1-2 0
        500 http://mirror.ihug.co.nz karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Torcs wants these libraries:
/usr/lib/libplibsg.so.1.8.4
/usr/lib/libplibsl.so.1.8.4
/usr/lib/libplibsm.so.1.8.4
/usr/lib/libplibssg.so.1.8.4
/usr/lib/libplibssgaux.so.1.8.4
/usr/lib/libplibul.so.1.8.4

when system uses libplib 1.8.5 torcs cant find them.
Can be fixed by creating 1.8.4 symlinks pointing to the corresponding 1.8.5 versions. But is obviously not the preferred solution, torcs should search for the .so.1 files.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 3 18:25:43 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: torcs 1.3.1-2
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_NZ.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: torcs
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64