10706 – gpm needs a symlink to libgpm.so.1.

Bug 10706 - gpm needs a symlink to libgpm.so.1.

Summary: gpm needs a symlink to libgpm.so.1.

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Michael M Nazaroff (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-11-13 18:20 UTC by Renfield
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Renfield 2002-11-13 18:20:50 UTC

I submitted a comment to bug #10335 a meare 6 minutes after it had been
resolved. Unfortunately the solution that I brought up was not done. The problem
was exhibited in vim, but originates with gpm. When gpm is built it doesn't
create a symlink from libgpm.so.1 to libgpm.so.1.19.0. Now, in another Linux
distribution, where I've hand compiled gpm and let it install itself, that
symlink is there.

I don't know how library versions are chosen at compile or run time, but in the
course of finding this bug I was able to make a program that links to gpm, but
at runtime it fails because libgpm.so.1 does not exist.

It is my belief, therefore that the symlink should be there and needs to be
added to the src_install function of the gpm ebuild. All that's needed is this line:

ln -s libgpm.so.1.19.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1

Comment 1 Michael M Nazaroff (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-12-13 00:39:07 UTC

The links are present on my system is this still a issue on yours?  Let me know?

Comment 2 Michael M Nazaroff (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-12-20 11:37:24 UTC

Seems to be fixed and no reponse from the reporter of the bug