Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:48:46 -0500 From: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "John" <papalia@UDel.Edu> Subject: Re: 3.2-Stable/Netscape woes Message-ID: <004001beff81$08d69fe0$bf01060a@metamoris.com> References: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9909072207140.3384-100000@copland.udel.edu><4.1.19990908185611.00941a40@unix01.voicenet.com> <4.1.19990915094328.0097be60@unix01.voicenet.com>
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The reboot could have been avoided. Running ldconfig -aout (with another parameter that I forget, -r I think) would have worked for you too. Rebooting simply ran the required ldconfig for you. Tom Veldhouse veldy@visi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: John <papalia@UDel.Edu> To: Thomas T. Veldhouse <veldy@visi.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 8:44 AM Subject: Re: 3.2-Stable/Netscape woes > Just thought I'd post the results on the below problem for record... > > Ends up that both the compat22 definition was off, and I had to remake X > with the a.out binaries. At first though, this did not lead to netscape > working. When all else fails, reboot. It worked like a charm after that. > > Thanks to all those who helped!!! > --John > > >You also needed to have compat22 defined in /etc/make.conf when you made the > >world. However, you can go get the binaries for installation off of > >ftp://current.freebsd.org And then run install.sh. > > > >Tom Veldhouse > >veldy@visi.com > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: John <papalia@UDel.Edu> > >To: Thomas T. Veldhouse <veldy@visi.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 6:08 PM > >Subject: Re: 3.2-Stable/Netscape woes > > > > > >> So, i got two suggestions. The one below, and "make sure that you have > >> compat22 installed". So, I did what any normally insane person would do, > >> and I remade X from the port after a last-minute CVSup to make sure all > >was > >> sound (made 3.3.5). While making X, there was a prompt saying "do you > >want > >> aout libraries installed", to which I typed in "yes". I was not sure how > >> to verify that compat22 was installed (since it doesn't show up in > >> pkg_info). Intuitively I figured that since compat22 shows up under the > >> /usr/src tree, and I "make buildworld" from there, it should install, > >> right? Just to make sure I went into /usr/src/lib and did a "make all > >> install". > >> > >> I then had to manually grab netscape4.6 per the make instructions, and the > >> make depend and make went flawlessly. Upon a make install, however, I get > >> the message "Netscape requires shared library X11.6 - found" Followed by > >> "There are no X aout libraries on this machine". > >> > >> Any more suggestions, folks? > >> > >> Thanks again!!! > >> --John > >> > >> >Assuming you are using the FreeBSD port and not the Linux port - then the > >> >linux compatibility libraries are of no use here. You need to recompile > >X > >> >and choose the option to create the a.out compatibility libraries. > >FreeBSD > >> >Netscape is still a.out, so you need the a.out X libs. > >> > > >> >Tom Veldhouse > >> >veldy@visi.com > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: John M. Papalia <papalia@UDel.Edu> > >> >To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > >> >Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 9:12 PM > >> >Subject: 3.2-Stable/Netscape woes > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hey all... > >> >> > >> >> I've been trying to solve a series of problems for the past month, and > >> >> well, quite frankly, I need help =) Just thought I'd hit ya with them > >one > >> >> at a time... I searched the mail archives, and found no direct answer > >> >> with solution to this question: > >> >> > >> >> Upgraded from 2.2.6 to 2.2.8 no problems. Went from 2.2.8 to 3.2 no > >> >> problem. *Almost* everything works great. Installed netscape > >> >> communicator 4.5-us from the ports no problem. When I try to run, I > >get > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> merlin# netscape & > >> >> merlin# ld.so failed: Can't find shared library "libXt.so.6.0" > >> >> [1] Exit 1 netscape > >> >> > >> >> Following several hints I found, I tried to make sure everything was > >> >> installed. From pkg_info, I verify the following are installed: > >> >> > >> >> libsx-1.1 Simple X Windows library > >> >> libtool-1.3 Generic shared library support script > >> >> linux_base-5.2 The base set of packages needed in Linux mode > >> >> > >> >> Also, using locate, I verify the following: > >> >> > >> >> /usr/compat/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6.0 > >> >> /usr/compat/linux/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libXt.so.6.0 > >> >> /usr/compat/linux/usr/i486-linuxaout/lib/libXt.so.6.0 > >> >> > >> >> a simple modification of my path does not help. > >> >> > >> >> Any thoughts? I tried reading up on ldconfig, but got lost. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks!!! > >> >> --John > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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