Thanks a lot. IT WORKED! with your suggestions. Regards, Radha
> On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 15:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have a c program called test1.pgc with some sql statements embedded >> in it. The program was preprocessed, compiled and linked. Now, I have >> the executable test1. >> >> When I run the executable it says, >> >> ./test1: error while loading shared libraries: libecpg.so.3: cannot >> open shared object file: No such file or directory >> >> What does it mean by this error message? What should I do to correct >> this error and run the executable successfully? > > Shared libraries are loaded from directories specified to the system by > ldconfig. Your shared library, libecpg.so.3, is in a PostgreSQL > directory, such as /usr/local/pgsql/lib, which has not been added to the > directories known to the loader. > > If you are able to add that directory with ldconfig, that is the best > way to do it, but it requires root privilege. > > Otherwise you can set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH, thus: > > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib > > before you run the program, or you can use LD_PRELOAD: > > LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/pgsql/lib/libecpg.so.3 ./test1 > > -- > Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Isle of Wight, UK > http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 > 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C > ======================================== > "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is > thy victory?" 1 Corinthians 15:55 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
