Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:38:41 -0700 (PDT) From: <kip@lyris.com> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A little Linux compatability exercise Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9906031437500.19650-100000@luna> In-Reply-To: <3756F668.F2AA6A35@scc.nl>
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On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> s wrote:
>
> [lots snipped]
> > ld-elf.so.1 failed: shared object "libXm.so.1" not found.
> > ld.so failed: can't find shared library "libXpm.so.4.11"
> > ld.so failed: can't find shared library "libXpm.so.4"
> [even more snipped]
>
> The fact that ld{-elf}.so{.1} can't find the libraries is because it isn't
> looking in the directory in which the libraries are stored. Set
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH appropriately. NOTE: LD_LIBRARY_PATH applies to both Linux
> and FreeBSD binaries, so use it with care. The safest way to use it, is to
> make a Xinvest script which sets it just before starting the actual binary
> (like Netscape).
>
And then undefines it. It also applies to both a.out and elf, so for the
life of the shell you would have trouble running binaries of the other
type.
> --
> Marcel Moolenaar mailto:marcel@scc.nl
> SCC Internetworking & Databases http://www.scc.nl/
> Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel: +31 20 4200655
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