ld.so

Micah · 07-10-2002, 01:33 PM

What is ld.so, where do I get it, how do I make it?

How do I make my Linux box see the libraries I have on it? (GTK, KDE, TCL/TK, QT, etc...)

I installed slackware 8, minimum (A Packages only) and have installed everything else by hand since, but I keep getting errors due to not being able to find libraries and I have them...
(I have ran ldconfig but it doesn't help - whats it do anyway?)

Thanks

pickledbeans · 07-10-2002, 02:14 PM

The bare mimium you should install is a ap n,and d if you want Perl,Python.

ld.so is the link library, If you cann't

find a file called FILE_LIST,gz
do:
gzip FILE_LIST.gz

grep -i ld.so FILE_LIST

This will tell you what disk set it is in.

Micah · 07-10-2002, 02:20 PM

I did install those packages (a, ap, n) - I couldn't remember =)

I'll check that when I get home this evening and reply on that tomorro...

another question: When I install, say, GTK+-xx.xx.xx by compiling and all, do I have to manually edit ld.conf and put the path to it?

and what is the purpose of 'ldconfig' command?

neo77777 · 07-10-2002, 03:07 PM

ldconfig reads your /etc/ld.so.conf file to update path to your dynamically linked libs these are linked during runtime (windows DLL's are an example)