problem with lib

[Claude Jones]

Kam Leo wrote:
>>Craig White wrote:
>>>On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 23:46 -0400, Claude Jones wrote:
>>>>ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
>>>>lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 18 Apr  3 19:38 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
>>>>-> libXxf86dga.so.1.0
>>>>
> [snip]
>>>----
>>>that seems ok to me
>>>
>>># ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
>>>lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 18 Dec  6 20:44 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
>>>-> libXxf86dga.so.1.0
>>>
>>># rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
>>>xorg-x11-libs-6.8.1-12.FC3.21
>>>
>>># ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1.0
>>>-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 18032 Dec  1
>>>00:36 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1.0
>>>
>>
>>I apologize, but I don't understand quite what you're saying, here. I'm
>>still pretty new to Linux.
> 
> When you performed your last update yum gave the error message "
> /sbin/ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 is not a symbolic
> link".   The `ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1` output from your
> system shows that   /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 exists, is a valid
> symbolic link and points to file libXxf86dga.so.1.0.  Craig's response
> was that the output looks OK.  Craig, then, provided examples of the
> properties that are associated with that file on his system.  Run the
> commands that Craig used and see if you get similar results.
> 
> The only item left from your yum update was the error for Xdosemu. It
> is possible that the version that you got is not compatible with FC3
> or the version of X (Xorg) that is installed.  You'll have to verify
> that the package you updated is compatible.
> 

Ok - here are my responses to Craig's suggested commands:

ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 21446 Apr  1 16:43 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1

rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1
xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.FC3.13

ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1.0
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 19424 Mar 24 18:04 /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1.0

As regards the dosemu program, it IS compatible with the latest FC3 and 
xorg libs - Why do I know? Because it's working on my home machine with 
the latest libs, and I've been getting some help from someone on the 
dosemu list who also has it working with the same configuration as mine.

This morning, I just ran some updates, and I continue to get errors:

Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Updating: glibc-common 100 % done 1/20
Updating: glibc 100 % done 2/20
/sbin/ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 is not a symbolic link

Stopping sshd:[  OK  ]
Starting sshd:[  OK  ]
Updating: glibc-headers 100 % done 3/20
Updating: glibc-devel 100 % done 4/20
Updating: wireless-tools 100 % done 5/20
/sbin/ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 is not a symbolic link

Updating: gftp 100 % done 6/20
Updating: glibc-profile 100 % done 7/20
Updating: glibc-utils 100 % done 8/20
Updating: nscd 100 % done 9/20
Updating: nptl-devel 100 % done 10/20
Completing update for glibc-headers  - 11/20
Completing update for gftp  - 12/20
Completing update for glibc-common  - 13/20
Completing update for glibc-profile  - 14/20
Completing update for glibc-utils  - 15/20
/sbin/ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 is not a symbolic link

Completing update for glibc-devel  - 16/20
Completing update for nscd  - 17/20
Completing update for glibc  - 18/20
/sbin/ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 is not a symbolic link

Completing update for nptl-devel  - 19/20
Completing update for wireless-tools  - 20/20
/sbin/ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXxf86dga.so.1 is not a symbolic link

I just don't understand enough about these symbolic links and their 
relationship to the underlying libraries...

-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA