[SOLVED] Recently updated Slackware does not run openoffice 4.1.5

DarrenDrapkin · 05-06-2018, 01:10 PM

After several years of faultless service the Latest version of open office refuses to run on the latest Slackware-current multilib ktown.

I start by trying to run openoffice from a terminal as root.
It wont-
Then I look up the missing file with locate. It finds it in several places.
Then I look up the same with slackpkg. It finds it in what looks like a mis-named package.

Code:

bash-4.4# soffice -writer
/opt/openoffice4/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libpng14.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
bash-4.4# locate libpng14.so.14
/usr/lib/libpng14.so.14
/usr/lib/libpng14.so.14.18.0
/usr/lib64/libpng14.so.14
/usr/lib64/libpng14.so.14.18.0
bash-4.4# slackpkg file-search libpng14.so.14

Looking for libpng14\.so\.14 in package list. Please wait... DONE

The list below shows the packages that contains "libpng14\.so\.14" file.

[ Status           ] [ Repository               ] [ Package                                  ]
   installed               multilib                     aaa_elflibs-compat32-14.2-x86_64-34compat32  

You can search specific packages using "slackpkg search package".


bash-4.4#

allend · 05-06-2018, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Darren Drapkin
Dylexic and insane

Despite my trepidation.

Isn't it fun running -current?
In the recent updates to -current, the libpng packages was updated and the available shared library is now libpng16.so.16.34.0

I suggest you run /etc/cron.daily/mlocate as your locate database appears to be out of date.

That is not a 'mis-named' package, but it appears to be an out of date version from the multilib distributed by Alien_Bob. I suspect you need to upgrade your multilib install.

When running -current, things can break. If you want openoffice 4.1.5 then it will need to be rebuilt against the newer library.

Oh - and the general rule is 'do not run -current if you are not prepared to fix things for yourself'

DarrenDrapkin · 05-07-2018, 06:07 AM

I have had a go at installing Libre Office since the last posting and it also does not work, for the same reason. as to libpng16.so.16.34.0 I seem to have it several times over

Code:

The list below shows the packages that contains "libpng16\.so\.16\.34\.0" file.

[ Status           ] [ Repository               ] [ Package                                  ]
   installed               multilib                     aaa_elflibs-compat32-14.2-x86_64-34compat32  
   installed               multilib                     libpng-compat32-1.6.34-x86_64-1compat32   
   installed               slackware64                  aaa_elflibs-14.2-x86_64-35                
   installed               slackware64                  libpng-1.6.34-x86_64-2

AwesomeMachine · 05-07-2018, 06:31 PM

You should probably report a bug in libreoffice.

allend · 05-07-2018, 06:41 PM

The OP shows as running 'the latest Slackware-current multilib ktown'. This is maintained by Alien_Bob. I suggest you also install libreoffice as built by Alien_Bob. http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/peo...s/libreoffice/

cwizardone · 05-07-2018, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarrenDrapkin

I have had a go at installing Libre Office since the last posting and it also does not work, for the same reason. as to libpng16.so.16.34.0 I seem to have it several times over........

As Allend said, try Alien Bob's latest LibreOffice package. It works with -current. He has rebuilt it twice in recent weeks because of the changes in -current. It is running perfectly, as I type this, in another window.

http://slackware.uk/people/alien/sla...pkg64/current/

BTW, perhaps this thread should be moved to the Slackware Forum?

allend · 05-10-2018, 05:22 PM

From the ChangeLog for -current

Quote:

Thu May 10 21:01:11 UTC 2018
a/aaa_elflibs-14.2-x86_64-37.txz: Rebuilt.
Restored libpng14.so.14.

DarrenDrapkin · 05-12-2018, 04:32 PM

Thanks to all who have answered me, but I recieved some results from a build script from the following url https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds...ibpng-legacy14