When I install some softwares, the dependencies (some .so files) are exactly in those folders, which I've already added to /etc/ld.so.conf. However, no matter how I installed that software, the only way to successfully install it is by using "--nodeps".

I do think that's really too funny......

Anybody who can tell me why it is so? How can I just avoid this conditions without using "--nodeps"? Because I'm used to using APT/SYNAPTIC, which will always consider those softwares which were installed by using "--nodeps" as broken!! Whenever I wanted to update/install some new softwares by APT/SYNAPTIC, I have to remove the broken softwares first, only after that, can I install the new softwares!!!

oops...

I need to know more about Linux....

Cheers

" no matter how I installed that software, the only way to successfully install it is by using""

i install packages when i build them from source with

./configure --prefix=/usr

regards

Thanks, but, there is one problem here.

I often download ".rpm" files including "devel.rpm" and "src.rpm", which will also include all the source files I need. So, normally, I do not need to "./configure" my own software.

I checked "INSTALL" file of "opencv0.9.6", in which there is the following line:

"
--nodeps is needed in this version, because it can not find
libavcodec.so, even if it is in the path (a weird bug somewhere).
"

I just wonder, why there are always such kind of wierd bugs? I just wanna know what happened exactly inside the whole software? Anything wrong with "configure" or "MakeFile"?

Cheers...

i never had a program telling me to use --nodeps option

but u can only use that --prefix thing
or later on add the path to /etc/ld.so.conf
to put packages in that path

there is no other option i think

regards

I think i have heard of something close to that but it was an odd issue that I was able to get through by following the vendor's guide. Do a little research and see if there is some funky combination between your distro and software....