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Date:      Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:21:48 +0000 (GMT)
From:      J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
To:        Rick Knebel <rknebel@uplink.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: worrdperfect
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911021420350.57931-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
In-Reply-To: <19991102091604.A368@rknebel.uplink.net>

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First of all, i know you need to run a system utility called brandelf on
the WP executable.  And are you sure you have linux emulation enabled in
the new installation?

-jm

On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Rick Knebel wrote:

>HI,
>
>Hi,                                                                             
>i had wordperfect running great in 3.2.                                         
>i upgraded to 3.3 and when I tried to start WP I would get this message.        
>                                                                                
>  Please Wait .ELF binary type not known.  Use "brandelf" to brand it.          
>Abort trap                                                                      
>                                                                                
>                                                                                
>I deinstalled it and then reinstalled it but on make install of the port I      
>get the same message.                                                           
>When it starts the install it says it cannot use the graphical interface and    
>then tries to proceed with a text install, but the above line about brandelf    
>keeps repeating inself.                                                         
>                                                                                
>The installation says it is completed but WP will not start up because there    
>is no xwp in the directory.                                                     
>So obviously the installation was not complete.                                 
>                                                                                
>Could anyone give me a hand?              
>
>
>I tried searching the archives and did not find anything.
>
>Thanks
>Rick
>
>-- 
>Rick Knebel
>rknebel@uplink.net
>http://rknebel.uplink.net
>
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