Is /usr/local/lib in /etc/ld.so.conf? Have you run ldconfig since building GnuCash?
Regards, John Ralls > On Sep 16, 2018, at 6:52 PM, Paul Schwartz <pmjs1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > here is the file/files in question > > paul@paul-Satellite-S855:/usr/local/lib$ ls -l libgnc-gnome* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1939 Sep 12 09:11 libgnc-gnome.la > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Sep 12 09:11 libgnc-gnome.so -> > libgnc-gnome.so.0.0.0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Sep 12 09:11 libgnc-gnome.so.0 -> > libgnc-gnome.so.0.0.0 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3192456 Sep 12 09:11 libgnc-gnome.so.0.0.0 > > Seem to be links to a real file in the same directory that is 3.2 MB > Paul > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:03 AM Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> > wrote: > >> Op donderdag 13 september 2018 04:10:35 CEST schreef Paul Schwartz: >>> libgnc-gnome.so.0 is in /usr/local/lib >>> >> Is that a real file or a soft link ? If it's a softlink, does the file it >> points to exist ? >> >> How about file permissions ? Does the user you use to run gnucash have >> read >> access to this file or the file it points at ? >> >> Geert >> >>> How do I adjust the command so it is found? >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 11:36 AM Stephen M. Butler <kg...@arrl.net> >> wrote: >>>> On 09/12/2018 10:11 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: >>>>> Op woensdag 12 september 2018 17:50:23 CEST schreef Paul Schwartz: >>>>>> I have made some progress. Uninstalled and removed previous gnucash >>>> >>>> 2.6.19 >>>> >>>>>> which is the default installed in Ubuntu 18.04. Successfully did >>>>>> ./configure && make followed by sudo make install. >>>>>> >>>>>> Executing gnucash produces >>>>>> >>>>>> /usr/local/bin/gnucash: error while loading shared libraries: >>>>>> libgnc-gnome.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or >>>> >>>> directory >>>> >>>>>> Did I miss an argument for install or ?? >>>>>> Thanks for the help >>>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> Is the file really there ? It should be somewhere in /usr/local/lib >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Geert >>>> >>>> Since I had also compiled under Ubuntu, I looked on my system to see >>>> where it was located. Here are my findings: >>>> steve@stevelaptop:~$ sudo su >>>> [sudo] password for steve: >>>> root@stevelaptop:/home/steve# cd /usr >>>> root@stevelaptop:/usr# find . -name libgnc-gnome.so.0 >>>> root@stevelaptop:/usr# find . -name 'libgnc-gnome.*' >>>> ./local/lib/libgnc-gnome.so >>>> >>>> See if that is on your system. >>>> >>>> --Steve >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM >>>> stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com >>>> kg...@arrl.net >>>> 253-350-0166 >>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>> GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>>> ----- >>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnucash-user mailing list >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.