From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 28 01:46:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15FC916A4CE for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 01:46:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBBB643D41 for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 01:46:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) hBS9kSca062934 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:46:28 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id hBS9kR0B062933; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:46:27 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:46:27 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: paul beard Message-ID: <20031228094627.GB62584@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , paul beard , Chip Wiegand , questions@freebsd.org References: <3FEE5975.7060104@wiegand.org> <3FEE77BA.4060506@wiegand.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: Chip Wiegand cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ghostview missing libc.so.4? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:46:35 -0000 --dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Dec 27, 2003 at 10:33:34PM -0800, paul beard wrote: >=20 > On Dec 27, 2003, at 10:27 PM, Chip Wiegand wrote: >=20 > >Mine has libc.so.5. No wonder the app is failing, it specifically=20 > >wants .4 and is too dumb to work with anything newer. I'm getting real= =20 > >frustrated with this again, I'd like to move away from MS but it's not= =20 > >easy to do when the apps I need don't even work properly. >=20 > You could fake it out with a symlink, but the Real Solution may be to=20 > rebuild whatever that file is part of, which I assume means a=20 > buildworld. No -- don't do that. Shlib version numbers are changed for a reason. Instead either install the misc/compat4x port or else set COMPAT4X=3Dyes in /etc/make.conf and rebuild your world. This will let you run apps compiled for 4.x on a 5.x system. =20 > I'm only running 4.9: I assume you're on 5.x if you have a higher file=20 > number? Yes -- for libc the shlib version number is the same as the major version number of the OS. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/7qZzdtESqEQa7a0RAsb2AJ9uHz/M99bmNyUxM+au/2PkF4jvHACeMlax SuiaYyYcuBCki793+UaYSlk= =UpXV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dc+cDN39EJAMEtIO--