Re: libGL compiled without -fPIC?

[Mark Nipper <nipsy@tamu.edu>]

On 25 Dec 2004, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> I have:
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 20 Dec 18 12:17 /usr/lib/libGL.a -> ../X11R6/lib/libGL.a
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 12 Dec 18 12:17 /usr/lib/libGL.so -> libGL.so.1.2
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 12 Dec 18 12:17 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.2
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 25 Dec 18 12:17 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 -> ../X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2
> 
> dpkg --search /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2
> xlibmesa-gl: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2
> 
> dpkg --search /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2
> xlibmesa-gl: /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2
> 
> I do not have anything from nvidia installed.

	Thanks.  Looks like a long standing bug with the
nvidia-glx package.  Bug is already filed under #208198.  The
duration of this bug is rather absurd given the simple nature of
the problem.

	Happy holidays to all.  Be safe and have fun!

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