Just do ln -s /usr/lib/libxml.so.x.x.x /usr/lib/libxml.so where x.x.x is the version of a file that actually exists (i.e. ls /usr/lib/libxml.* to find what's there)
Good luck. Rob. > -----Original Message----- > From: MMark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2002 10:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Problem getting dia installed > > > ahh!!... now we are getting somewhere. you are indeed correct > in that ls > -l /usr/lib/libxml.so looks to be a hard link to > libxml.so.1.8.17 (which > no longer exists). i am thinking this because it is blinking > red (i hope > i am correct on that part) > > i guess i will start in the morning trying to figure out how > to get that > file back onto my system. > > thanks for the help. > > -russ > > > On Wed, 2002-02-27 at 17:52, Young, Robert wrote: > > > MMark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > > > > > > You will need to install the devel package from the same > > > place you installed > > > > this package (Ximian??). > > > > > > did this today, still not working. > > > > > > > RH7.2 comes with libxml-1.8.14-2 and libxml-devel-1.8.14-2 > > > which are too > > > > old. If you downloaded libxml-1.8.15-ximian.2, try > downloading the > > > > libxml-devel-1.8.15-ximian.2 from > > > > http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=libxml-devel > > > > > > > > Or, you can use libxml2 which you will need both the > package and the > > > > development package. The general rule is if you require a > > > package to run an > > > > application then you will need the development package to > > > compile it. > > > > > > > i also have libxml2 and the devel. package. the make is > still crashing > > > in the same place saying that /usr/lib/libxml.so does not > exist. which > > > it does. > > > > > > any other suggestions? > > > > When you say that /usr/lib/libxml.so exists, it is usually > only a link to > > another file. Can you ensure that the referenced file exists i.e. > > > > ls -l /usr/lib/libxml.so > > this will show you the name of the file being referenced. > Do an ls -l of the > > file being referenced and you'll see whether it does exist. > > If you do a > > strings /usr/lib/libxml.so | tail > > you should see 10 lines of text. If this does exist that > this is a weird > > problem. Can you try reinstalling the libxml (1 or 2, > whichever you are > > going to use) and its corresponding development package > (i.e. force an > > install using rpm). > > > > If you are likely to want to use dia for anything serious, > you may wish to > > use the latest version available in CVS or in a snapshot > (easy for those > > without CVS access). See the latest Changelog posting for > the location and > > please also read recent posts regarding compiling CVS and > read the NEWS, > > INSTALL and ChangeLog files! Mind you, this may all just > cause more problems > > than it solves. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Regards, > > Rob. > > _______________________________________________ > > Dia-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dia-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list
