Hi
A couple days ago I sent a cry for help because my Netscape had suddenly
stopped working. I got a number of helpful replies, for which I thank
the writers. But I solved it myself.
In case anyone else is having a similar problem, here's what I found:
Some weks ago I had put a link in /usr/local/lib to my
libX11.so.6.1 (actually LESSTIF) library in /usr/X11R6/lib.
I did this because I wanted to be able to link programs
with libX11 without having to give the -L(etc) on the
command line each time. Well, it worked ... as far as its
original intent is concerned. But that's what broke Netscape.
Netscape needs to link with the version in /usr/lib/libc5-compat
instead, and after my change it wasn't doing so (ldd showed me
this). So when I removed the links in /usr/local/lib,
Netscape began working again!
OK, but how _should_ I set things up so that Netscape can find the
right (libc5) library, but my new programs can find the libc6
version? I am perplexed. Any helpers?
Thanks,
Sherm Ostrowsky
