WindowMaker installation problem
 

I am using Red Hat 6.1 and had WindowMaker0.61. Tried to install 0.80. The installation produced good output. However, when I start X using root 0.61 still starts. When starting X with a user account I get the error:
"wmaker: error in shared libraries: libwraster.s0.2: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory".
I tried reinstalling 0.61 but no good.
If I can't get 0.80 going I would still like to be able to user 0.61 on the user accounts.

Thanks,
James

sounds like you need to run ldconfig, and maybe add the lib path to /etc/ld.so.conf

I did as you said and same problem.

Why does the root account get 0.61 and the users the error? I would be satisfied getting 0.61 going.

did you try removing the files in the home folder for wmaker

Or you may try to create a symlink to new startwindowmaker in a directory that's in your PATH before the one the old startwindowmaker is in.

when I installed wmaker I ran switchdesk and then it worked in gdm


did you run wmaker.inst

I learned all about ldconfig, backed up my GNUstep directory, and ran wmaker.inst. Now, WindowMaker comes up to the Desktop and crashes. The error is:

"wmaker: error in loading shared libraries:
wmaker: undefined symbol: PLShallowSynchronize"

Thanks for all your help and knowledge so far,
James

make sure that /etc/ld.so.config has /usr/local/lib

I believe the libs should be there.


also look around for some old libs left over from the old install, if they are found in the libs paths before that right ones are they will cause problems.

In ld.co.config every directory is in another line. So put /usr/local/lib in the next line after the last one you have (in most distros there's only one line there).

Tried all failed. Is there any way to get rid of version 0.80. I mean, 0.61 works fine for the root account and I would just rather have it working for the users accounts.

you can run make uninstall