Hi Phil, I finally got netscape going. It does use the libc5 libraries. I needed to install the xpm4.7 package to provide the missing libXpm.so.4 library (from /oldlibs/), and set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to search /usr/lib/libc5-compat first. But it then worked fine.
Cheers, Chris. Multi wrote: > > Chris Ryan wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have followed the netscape installation instructions (generic linux) > > and all is unpacked and the install script completes OK. But netscape > > will not run. It is missing the libraries libg++.so.27 and > > libstdc++.so.27. These are present on my Debian system (2.0) in > > usr/lib/libc5-compat. > > > > Therefore, I assumed that netscape is libc5 only, and redirected library > > loads to /usr/lib/libc5-compat (using LD_LIBRARY_PATH). This found the > > libc5 versions of most libraries, and the libg++.so.27 and > > libstdc++.so.27 that are ONLY in the libc5 directory. But this showed > > that a library libXpm.so.4 was not found. This appears to be only in the > > libc6 set (/usr/X11R6/lib). All this tracked using 'ldd netscape'. > > > > This is very confusing. Is netscape libc5 or libc6? > > > > If netscape is libc5, then is there a libc5 version of libXpm.so.4 > > somewhere? > > > > Am I totally off the track here? > > > > Cheers, Chris. > > -- > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > | Dr. Chris > > Ryan | > > | CSIRO Exploration and Mining email: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | 51 Delhi Road (PO box 136) phone: +61-2-9490 > > 8673 | > > | North Ryde NSW 2113 fax: +61-2-9490 > > 8909 | > > | > > Australia. > > | > > | > > | > > | WWW (Cu-Au group): > > http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/research/hydrothermal/ | > > | WWW (Proton > > Probe): | > > | > > http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/research/hydrothermal/chris/PM_main.html | > > | WWW (Mantle Petrology group): > > http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/research/mantle/ | > > | WWW (Me): > > http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/unrestricted/people/RyanChris/ | > > | > > | > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > hey, > > im totally new on debian. my first installation is five mins ago. I did this > installation of 'hamm' because of the same troubles, you reported. > > In some german newsgroups i was told, that these libs are only available in > libc6 > systems. So i scratched my old SuSE for debian. Now netscape seems to work. > But now i have probs with that damn x-libs :))) > > the older versions of netscape worked fine on the same system. So I assume > that the > new 4.50 version is really libc6. > > If you have enough space for backups, just try that upgrade script, i has > read of some > mails above.If it will work proper and update your system to libc6 the new > netscape > should work :)) I have tried to run binaries from my old system, and after > installing > the old libc5 they worked fine. I dont know how, but switching betwen both > libs seems > to be no problem. > > but don't forget to backup !!! ( as I do in general :) > > phil > > plz excuse, that english isnt my mother-tongue :) -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr. Chris Ryan | | CSIRO Exploration and Mining email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | 51 Delhi Road (PO box 136) phone: +61-2-9490 8673 | | North Ryde NSW 2113 fax: +61-2-9490 8909 | | Australia. | | | | WWW (Cu-Au group): http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/research/hydrothermal/ | | WWW (Proton Probe): | | http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/research/hydrothermal/chris/PM_main.html | | WWW (Mantle Petrology group): http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/research/mantle/ | | WWW (Me): http://www.syd.dem.csiro.au/unrestricted/people/RyanChris/ | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
