> > I am trying to run a piece of software in a debian potato setup and get > > the following error message almost immediately (after which the > > application stops): > > > > error in loading shared libraries: libNoVersion.so.1: cannot open > > shared object file or directory > > > > I was able to get rid of the problem (and even run my program!) by > > copying this library from a Redhat 6.1 distro !:) > > > > Has anyone else had this kind of problem? The library in Redhat is > > distributed with glibc--should it be in debian also? Should I send a > > bug report to the maintainer of glibc (ie the maintainer of libc6)? > > It could be a bug in the program that it depends on > libNoVersion.so. What program were you trying to run, how did you > install it (from source, a package), and who compiled it (where)? > >
It is a propriatary piece of software (no source available). It is essentially a binary executable (which runs under Redhat 6.1) and debain if and only if I copy the above library Richard