On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 03:25:17PM +1000, Doug Hespe wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having trouble reinstalling Wordperfect8 on a Potato system. > It was running fine a couple of months ago after I installed libc5 > and xlib6 but it is now complaining > /usr/local/wp8/wpbin/xwp: can't load library 'libXpm.so.4' > When I try > ~#locate libXpm.so.4 > I get > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 > /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11 > > All this trouble started when I tried Progeny-- it worked alright > but I could not get the Xwindow to look the way it should. Now, > after reinstalling Potato and apt-get upgrading, Wordperfect8 can't > see a needed library file. After trying > ~# ldd /usr/local/wp8/wpbin/xwp > it gave > libXt.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc5-compat/libXt.so.6 (0x4000c000) > libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc5-compat/libX11.so.6 (0x4004f000) > libXpm.so.4 => not found > libm.so.5 => /lib/libm.so.5 (0x400f1000) > libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5 (0x400fa000) > libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc5-compat/libSM.so.6 (0x401b8000) > libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc5-compat/libICE.so.6 (0x401c1000) > so, following the pattern, I tried > ~# ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 /lib/libXpm.so.4 > which gave a segfault instead of a can't load message when I attempted > to run wordperfect8. > > If any of you can help, I shall be most grateful. > > TIA, Doug. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] //
hi doug, apt-get install xpm4g apt-get install xpm4.7 xpm4g and xpm4.7 are what came up when i searched for libXpm.so.4 (@ http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages). i'd be surprised if they don't do the trick. have fun. thx. hth. bentley taylor. //
