Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:17:33 +0000 From: Michael Doyle <relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: ld.so problem Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990217171733.007fd500@199.107.2.1>
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I seem to have a problem with linking to shared libraries
I need help !
Here is what I have done
I installed PostgreSQL - and the executables were complaining
about not findinf their libraries. The documentation said to
add a line "/usr/local/pgsql/lib" to the file
/etc/ld.so.conf and to run ldconfig.
Installing PostgreSQL involved adding two kernel options - so I also
installed a new custom kernel.
This file (/etc/ld.so.conf) did not previously exist, so I created
it, with the given line. Running ldconfig did not seem to work
(the "psql" executable still could not find its library file)
So... reading more into the PostgreSQL documentation, I find instructions
to the effect that I can override the library search path with the
LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
Setting this variable to point to "/usr/local/pgsql/lib" worked.
Now, howver, I can't run an X terminal
"xterm" reports it can't find a library. ("libXaw.so.6.1")
This never happened before - the only way I can make it work is to add
"/usr/X11R6/lib" to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
Even adding /usr/X11R6/lib to the "/etc/ld.so.conf" file does not help
Neither does renaming and re-creating the hints file by running ldconfig.
What has gone wrong, and how do I get my system to work the way it used to ?
(Listing ALL the library paths in each users .login is a kludge...,
and won't work for suid programs.)
Another problem I noticed at the same time was that MySQL will no longer work
Possibly because of library path issues, or possibly I "broke" something
else as well.
Any help appreciated,
Please mail me directly, I'm not subscribed to the -questions list
cause I can't keep up with the volume of mail each day.
Mike
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