Need libXm.so.3, but it wrecks xWindows in FC7

UTKEngineer · 07-15-2007, 11:14 AM

Hey all,

I'm trying to run an old program which requires libXm.so.3. The only place I can find that library is in an old xOrg library released as an update to Fedora Core 4. When I install that rpm, my program works, but upon reboot, xWindows won't start and I end up having to do a complete reinstall of Fedora 7.

So, can anyone tell me how to make my program work with a more recent library? Or how to download that library but not wreck my xWindows? Thanks for the help!!!

unSpawn · 07-15-2007, 11:45 AM

Restore your Xorg so it works. Now unpack the RPM that contains libXm.so.3 in say ~/lib/. Open a terminal, xterm, Kterm or whatever it's called and export the path to libXm.so.3:

Code:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/lib

now run the application. If that works you can turn the CLI lines for exporting and starting the app into a wee shell script.

UTKEngineer · 07-15-2007, 11:49 AM

Ok. It's a work computer, so I won't be able to try this till tomorrow.

In the meantime, I'm not sure I understand the last line of your post. Should I put the path command in my .bashrc file?

unSpawn · 07-15-2007, 12:46 PM

Either a script in your home:

Code:

#!/bin/sh -
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/lib
exec /path/and/applicationname --any-switches-here
exit 0

or in your ~/.bashrc if you want to make it an alias:

Code:

alias startmyapp='env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/lib /path/and/applicationname --any-switches-here'

Dunno if the app needs backgrounding with "&".

UTKEngineer · 07-17-2007, 09:56 AM

Thanks so much.

Unpacked the lib file I needed, put a pointer in my .bashrc file and now the program runs w/o a complaint. Thanks so much for your help.