Re: trouble with installing dynamic libraries


Subject: Re: trouble with installing dynamic libraries
From: Alberto Varesio (alberto.varesio@pmail.net)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 08:57:48 MDT


Craig Snoke wrote:
> [..snip..] I've deduced that the
> problems I'm having are not with that software at all (as you'll see), but
> more with trying to install an XForms dynamic library called
> libforms.so.0.88. After gunziping the .so, I installed it in my /usr/lib
> directory (as root). [..snip..]
> When I then attempted to install the mpegtv rpm package, I get an error
> about a libforms.so.0.88 dependancy problem - system can't find the library.
> [..snip..] I'm just
> wondering how in the world to install a dynamic library and have YDL
> recognize it?? Anyone?
>
> Thanks!

Hi, just my 2c:
if you install a .gz lib, it doesn't go in the DB RPM uses to check
dependencies. Try either a .gz mtv or a .rpm xform

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