can't load library

[Dirk Luetjens <dirk@post.lfm.rwth-aachen.de>]

Ricardo Aler Mur writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > I have the following problems. Probably they are related somehow.
 > 
 > 1- When I try to execute fvwm (or fvwm2 or gwm) I get the error message:
 > 
 > fvwm: can't load library 'libXpm.so.4'
 > 
 > However, the library is where it is supposed to be 
 > (/usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 which is a s-link to libXpm.so.4.7)
If this path is not in the /etc/ld.so.conf file, nothing happens.
 > 
 > 2- When I try to execute metafont (mf), I get:
 > 
 > mf: can't load library 'libXt.so.6'
 > 
 > But the library is also there ... any ideas?
 > 
 > R. Aler
 > 

Solution to both questions:
Add /usr/X11R6/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig -v

Dirk


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