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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Postgres95 |
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Linux Specific |
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TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ |
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last updated: Fri Oct 25 18:40:00 BST 1996 |
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last updated: Mon Oct 28 10:25:00 BST 1996 |
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current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk) |
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original author: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk) |
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@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed): |
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-0.*) Bugs in Postgres95 V1.08 |
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*1.3) [REDHAT] Why do I get problems with missing libdl and dlfcn.h? |
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*1.4) [SLACKWARE 3.1] Why do I get problems with missing libdl and dlfcn.h? |
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*1.5) My compile of the backend dies complaining about the include file |
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dlfcn.h missing |
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*1.9) Why do I get problems with ld.so? |
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*1.13) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in |
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src/Makefile.global? |
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@ -123,6 +126,8 @@ Section 1: Compiling Postgres95 |
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ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/devel/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ld.so-1.7.14-4.i386.rpm |
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Install the RPM file in the usual way and off you go! |
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There has been one report of a corrupted system resulting from |
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programs accessing these libraries while updating them (not |
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altogether surprising). Consequently it is a good idea to reboot |
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have as little running as possible during this upgrade. Going |
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into single-user mode is probably a good idea! |
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Install the RPM file in the usual way and off you go! |
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If you want to do it the hard way, you can obtain the library and the |
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header file from: |
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1.5) My compile of the backend dies complaining about the include file |
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dlfcn.h missing |
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See the answer to question 1.2. Don't forget that if you are using |
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See the answer to question 1.3/1.4. Don't forget that if you are using |
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an a.out system you must first have installed the dld package |
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(which is not supplied with most a.out systems) to have dlfcn.h |
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at all. See Question 1.11. |
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ELF for dynamic loading, then you have messed up your installation |
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or (more likely) upgrade of Linux. |
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See the answers to Question 1.2. You may need to install |
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See the answers to Question 1.3/1.4. You may need to install |
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ld.so.x.y.z in /lib and run ldconfig. |
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The most recent stable release of the ld package is 1.7.14 |
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I haven't been able to repeat this problem! Nobody else has |
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reported anything similar. |
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**************************************************************************** |
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Dr. Andrew C.R. Martin, University College London & SciTech Software |
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EMAIL: martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk Tel:(Work) +44(0)171 419 3890 |
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URL: http://www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk/~martin (Home) +44(0)1372 275775 |
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**************************************************************************** |
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Marc G. Fournier
30 years ago