On Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:58:26 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: > On 1/12/2012 2:22 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > <...> > > But, now there is a new CadSoft Eagle problem for all of us that > > renders the whole project moot. > > > > Apparently my freebie copy of eagle has timed out, the screen it opens > > is about 75% transparent and extremely bleached out, rendering it > > unusable. > > > > Not IMO unusual at all, they really want to sell the $4799/copy > > version. This now makes the 3rd time that the freebie download has > > died on me in about 6 months time each, forcing me to go get a fresh > > copy. And I rarely use it, generally only for a viewer because I've > > never figured out how to use it (and the freebies undo never worked > > either) > > > > So I went and downloaded the newest freebie version, but when I do the > > usual "wine name_of_program.exe" to install it, the install bails > > out, claiming it needs a libpng14.so but mine is 12.so. So I check > > the dvd's I just burnt of the just released 2 weeks ago CENTOS-6.2. > > Opps, same library. Looking at my uptodate 10.04 LTS install, it also > > has libpng12.so. > > > > I have to assume that is intentional. > > Gene: > > I have more than my share of curmudgeon moments so I know one when I see > one.
Precisely, I just don't quite have Andy Rooney's command of the words. > In this case, though, I think the Eagle developers are just victims > of the "let's use the latest release of everything" syndrome, so, yes, > the change was intentional, but in a benign way. > > I'm not sure why you mention "wine"? Aren't you downloading the Linux > version of Eagle, e.g., eagle-lin-6.0.0.run? > Wine was in reference to running heekscad/cnc, it runs the .18 version well. > When I go to the Eagle download page I see the following statement > > following the download links: > > System requirements: > > Linux based on kernel 2.6 for Intel computers, X11 with a minimum > > color depth of 8 bpp, 32-bit runtime environment with the following > > libraries: libpng14.so.14, libssl.so.1.0.0, libcrypto.so.1.0.0, > > libjpeg.so.8 > > When I asked Google for an opinion it told me tons of people have > complained about libpng14.so dependencies showing up in tons of code, > not just CadSoft Eagle. > > It also coughed up the following script which makes it unnecessary for > me to advise how to download and compile the missing library. > > http://jdesbonnet.blogspot.com/2011/12/installing-cadsoft-eagle-6-on-ubu > ntu.html > The procedure from the forum link that Erik posted also worked well. And it got here first. :) > Good hunting. Target acquired. :) > Regards, > Kent > Thanks Kent. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> Now there's a violent movie titled, "The Croquet Homicide," or "Murder With Mallets Aforethought." -- Shelby Friedman, WSJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
