Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:37:57 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: mnag@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libncurses.so.6 Not Found - How to Get 32 bit Version? Message-ID: <06069130@bs1.sp34.ru> In-Reply-To: <48EFAA0B.1030908@mykitchentable.net> (Drew Tomlinson's message of "Fri\, 10 Oct 2008 12\:16\:27 -0700") References: <48EFAA0B.1030908@mykitchentable.net>
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Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> writes: > First, I must say I love the ports system!!! It keeps me from > suffering as I am now. :) > > Anyway, I'm attempting to install a web log analysis software from > Google named "Urchin". The installation docs say it's supported on > FBSD 6.2+. As I am dedicating a machine to this software, I've > performed a brand new install of 7.1-PRERELEASE. I'm using the amd64 > version on a Intel Core 2 Duo processor. > > With help from the list, I overcame the first library issue by > installing the compat6x libraries from ports. Now the install script > is complaining that "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object > "libncurses.so.6" not found". I used ldd on the executable the script > is attempting to run and get this output: > > libncurses.so.6 => not found (0x0) > libcrypt.so.3 => /usr/local/lib32/compat/libcrypt.so.3 (0x280be000) > libz.so.3 => /usr/local/lib32/compat/libz.so.3 (0x280d7000) > libstdc++.so.5 => /usr/local/lib32/compat/libstdc++.so.5 > (0x280e8000) > libm.so.4 => /usr/local/lib32/compat/libm.so.4 (0x281be000) > libc.so.6 => /usr/local/lib32/compat/libc.so.6 (0x281d4000) > > I did search my system and found > /usr/local/lib/compat/libncurses.so.6. I tried adding a symlink to > /usr/local/lib32/compat but then received an "...unsupported > layout..." error when attempting to run the executable: I assume that > is because the libncurses.so.6 library is a 64 bit version? I've > removed the symlink. You can explore it by the command % file /usr/local/lib/compat/libncurses.so.6 > Assuming my assumptions are correct, how can I get a 32 bit > libncurses.so.6 version on my system? Or if I'm wrong, what do I > need? You can copy this file from 6-i386 as Kris has already said. And it may be a good idea to file a PR about it since this is definitely the port's bug (CCing to the port's maintainer). WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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