Hi,

I am new to using linux and using it just to run cadence virtuoso software. I mount the /apps directory from another server to my pc and then source cadence setup file. However, i get the following error.


[fulhaq@mypc Desktop]$ tcsh
[fulhaq@mypc ~/Desktop]$ source /apps/cadence/setup.csh
[fulhaq@mypc ~/Desktop]$ virtuoso &
2631
[fulhaq@mypc ~/Desktop]$ dlopen failed to open 'libdl.so'

Can somebody suggest how i can remove this error. Do i have to install libdl.so file. if yes then how?

You might check and make sure you have libdl installed. It should be on each system as it is considered a rather usefull and common utility.

very strange, libdl comes with glibc to see where virtuoso wants the library to be to search for libdl

Hi, I ran you mentioned commands and here is the result from terminal window:

[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ tcsh
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ source /apps/cadence/setup.csh
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ virtuoso &
[1] 2544
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ dlopen failed to open 'libdl.so'

[1] Exit 1 virtuoso
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ which virtuoso | xargs ldd
not a dynamic executable
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@mypc ~]# which virtuoso | xargs ldd
/usr/bin/which: no virtuoso in (/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin)
ldd: missing file arguments
Try `ldd --help' for more information.
[root@mypc ~]# ls -lA /{lib,lib64}/libdl*
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 22536 Nov 5 19:00 /lib64/libdl-2.12.so
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 13 Feb 4 15:25 /lib64/libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.12.so
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 19784 Nov 5 19:14 /lib/libdl-2.12.so
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 13 Feb 4 15:39 /lib/libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.12.so
[root@mypc ~]


I don't know what should i conclude from above results. Do i have to install libdl.so. If yes then how can i install it?

ok, i think virtuoso is a 32bit application and your host is 64bit, on a root shell do this

this should fix; you already have libdl installed but virtuoso tries to load it with another filename

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Hi gengisdave,

I ran the commands but the problem still remains there. Here is the result.

[fulhaq@mypc ~/Desktop]$ su -
Password:
[root@mypc ~]# cd /usr/lib
[root@mypc lib]# ln -s libdl-2.12.so libdl.so
ln: creating symbolic link `libdl.so': File exists
[root@mypc lib]# su - fulhaq
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ tcsh
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ source /apps/cadence/setup.csh
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ virtuoso &
[1] 2788
[fulhaq@mypc ~]$ dlopen failed to open 'libdl.so'

install 64 bit version of libXp

yum install libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el6.x86_64

and in your source file add

setenv CDS_AUTO_64BIT ALL

I solved this issue by