Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:50:51 +0100 From: Glyn Millington <glyn@millingtons.org> To: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux compat library error: ELF file OS ABI invalid Message-ID: <86zlqufeb8.fsf@nowhere.org> In-Reply-To: <200805131630.03511.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> (Mel's message of "Tue\, 13 May 2008 16\:30\:02 %2B0200") References: <86tzh2oc1t.fsf@nowhere.org> <200805131515.40832.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <8663tiiab9.fsf@nowhere.org> <200805131630.03511.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> writes: > On Tuesday 13 May 2008 15:48:58 Glyn Millington wrote: >> Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> writes: >> > On Tuesday 13 May 2008 14:05:43 Glyn Millington wrote: >> >> >>>> Trying to launch Linux Open Office 2.4 I get the following error >> >> >>>> message ,---- >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> | /usr/compat/linux/opt/openoffice.org2.4/program/soffice.bin: >> >> >>>> | error while loading shared libraries: >> >> >>>> | /usr/local/lib/libXext.so.6: ELF file OS ABI invalid >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> `---- >> >> >> >> that include statement leads to /usr/X11R6 >> >> Wow - can I just check that I have this right before I do it?! >> >> > Best fix: >> > rm /usr/X11R6 >> >> get rid of /usr/X11R6, which on a system-wide basis is a link to /usr/local >> >> > touch /usr/X11R6 >> >> Create an empty *file* /usr/X11R6 >> >> > chflags schg /usr/X11R6 >> >> make it system-immutable >> >> > /sbin/ldconfig -m /usr/local/lib (just to force the linker to re-read the >> > dupes). >> >> Merge new stuf in the /usr/local/lib directory into the hints file >> >> > As a bonus, the old apps you still have pointing to /usr/X11R6 >> >> But the app in question needs to get at >> >> /usr/compat/linux/usr/X11R6/ > > The app however looks for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXfoo.so.1. If both exist in base > system and linux emulation, then the linker will hand it the first one it > finds, which because of the /usr/X11R6 symlink to /usr/local will be the > FreeBSD one. ok - got it. > And yes, Kris, this isn't the 'proper' way, but it's the way that works. I'd > be happy to know the proper way as all suggestions I found about 'fixing' > linux ldconfig setup generated bogus results (ie. fixed nothing) and this > fixed everything. Me too!! Linking /compat/linux/usr/X11R6 to /compat/linux/usr/local got Openoffice running but reaplay is giving the same kind of error :-( > I always suspected this to be because the linker look up is correct, but the > actual file is handed in the base system not in the /compat/linux chroot, but > I haven't bothered to verify that. OK - will await wisdom on this one :-) atb and thanks again Glyn
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