I think it is better to just extract the libX11.so.6.2.0 file from the Debian package http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2007/03/09/debian/pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-6_1.0.3-6_i386.deb mentioned inthe ITT Tech Tip #4177 and add a LD_LIBRARY_PATH modification pointing to that file for IDL only. That way you don't cpmpromise your remaining system with that downgraded library.
Get root permissions if necessary and create a directory /usr/local/rsi/lib. (adopt to other path if your IDL installation differs). First extract only the library from the downloaded deb file. Do this in a convenient way with midnight commander (mc). Inside mc just hit Enter on the deb file and then examine its content interactively, go to CONTENTS/usr/lib and copy (via F5) libX11.so.6.2.0 to /usr/local/rsi/lib/. Then outside of mc create the following symlink cd /usr/local/rsi/lib ln -sf libX11.so.6.2.0 libX11.so.6 Now modify the IDL start script /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl (near line 280) in the following way: Inside the "linux" section of the architecture dependent "case" statement add LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$INSTALL_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH somewhere before the "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH" statement. Or just use the attached patch. Albrecht ** Attachment added: "extend LD_LIBRARY_PATH of idl to /usr/local/rsi/lib for libx11 workaround" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7425308/idl-libx11-so.patch -- Security update of libx11-6 causes IDL segfault https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107945 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
