Hello, I have been trying to use gaim to get onto msn, but, from reading the gaim FAQ, I see that in slackware, there can be problems (and problems-a-many for me).
My problems:
1) When using gaim normally to log into msn, it will sit there connecting for ever, then eventually give up say "<email address here> got disconnected. Reconnect?"
2) When using gaim to get into msn, using it though http, it will log in, but I cannot talk to anyone, or recieve messages from anyone.
The faq said to add a mozilla entry into /etc/ld.so.conf which was the directory of the mozilla libraries, then ldconfig as root.... This didn't work.
I then read the gaim SSL faq at gaim.sourceforge.net/faq-ssl.php which helped me a long the road...
I tried the things I said about using the mozilla ssl abilities, but they all seemed to fail.
I then tried to use the gnuTLS method, but I've run into major problems... The gaim ssl FAQ said the following about gnuTLS:
Quote:
GnuTLS
Thanks to sofar on #gaim for this:
Here's a list in the proper order which you need to install/compile, the versions and links I give compile normally on a reasonably clean system.
libgpg-error (needed by libgcrypt): ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/libgpg-error/libgpg-error-0.5.tar.gz
libgcrypt (needed by GnuTLS): ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.1.43.tar.gz[/url]
libtasn1 (needed by GnuTLS): ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls/libtasn1/attic/libtasn1-0.2.6.tar.gz[/url]
GnuTLS (needed by Gaim):ftp.gnutls.org/pub/gnutls/attic/gnutls-0.9.91.tar.gz
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The first one seems to have installed fine, but the second, libgcrypt doesnt seem to have installed. libtasn1 seems to have installed.
When I run 'configure' for gnuTLS, I get the following error:
Quote:
*** Checking for external libraries...
checking for libgcrypt-config... /usr/local/bin/libgcrypt-config
checking for libgcrypt - version >= 1.1.43... no
*** Could not run libgcrypt test program, checking why...
*** The test program compiled, but did not run. This usually means
*** that the run-time linker is not finding LIBGCRYPT or finding the wrong
*** version of LIBGCRYPT. If it is not finding LIBGCRYPT, you'll need to set your
*** LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or edit /etc/ld.so.conf to point
*** to the installed location Also, make sure you have run ldconfig if that
*** is required on your system
***
*** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although
*** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH
***
configure: error:
***
*** libgcrypt was not found. You may want to get it from
*** ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/libgcrypt/
***
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While trying to install one of the above (I can't remember which), I get an error about missing libgcrypt, and an error about missing 'opencdk'. I downloaded opencdk, and tried to install it, only to get the following error during 'make check':
Quote:
/home/seventh/opencdk-0.5.4/tests/.libs/lt-t-stream: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
FAIL: t-stream
=====================================
1 of 1 tests failed
Please report to twoaday@freakmail.de
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Now, when installing libgcrypt, all seems to go fine, e.g. it passes all 8 tests during 'make check', and 'make install' as root gives the following
Quote:
root@AKIRA:/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94# make install
Making install in mpi
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/mpi'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/mpi'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/mpi'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/mpi'
Making install in cipher
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/cipher'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/cipher'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/cipher'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/cipher'
Making install in src
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/src'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/src'
/bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/bin
/usr/bin/ginstall -c libgcrypt-config /usr/local/bin/libgcrypt-config
/bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/lib
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/ginstall -c libgcrypt.la /usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.la
/usr/bin/ginstall -c .libs/libgcrypt.so.11.1.0 /usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.so.11.1.0
(cd /usr/local/lib && rm -f libgcrypt.so.11 && ln -s libgcrypt.so.11.1.0 libgcrypt.so.11)
(cd /usr/local/lib && rm -f libgcrypt.so && ln -s libgcrypt.so.11.1.0 libgcrypt.so)
/usr/bin/ginstall -c .libs/libgcrypt.lai /usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.la
/usr/bin/ginstall -c .libs/libgcrypt.a /usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.a
ranlib /usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.a
chmod 644 /usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.a
PATH="$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -n /usr/local/lib
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Libraries have been installed in:
/usr/local/lib
If you ever happen to want to link against installed libraries
in a given directory, LIBDIR, you must either use libtool, and
specify the full pathname of the library, or use the `-LLIBDIR'
flag during linking and do at least one of the following:
- add LIBDIR to the `LD_LIBRARY_PATH' environment variable
during execution
- add LIBDIR to the `LD_RUN_PATH' environment variable
during linking
- use the `-Wl,--rpath -Wl,LIBDIR' linker flag
- have your system administrator add LIBDIR to `/etc/ld.so.conf'
See any operating system documentation about shared libraries for
more information, such as the ld(1) and ld.so(8) manual pages.
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/bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/include
/usr/bin/ginstall -c -m 644 gcrypt.h /usr/local/include/gcrypt.h
/usr/bin/ginstall -c -m 644 gcrypt-module.h /usr/local/include/gcrypt-module.h
/bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/aclocal
/usr/bin/ginstall -c -m 644 libgcrypt.m4 /usr/local/share/aclocal/libgcrypt.m4
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/src'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/src'
Making install in doc
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/doc'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/doc'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
/bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/info
/usr/bin/ginstall -c -m 644 ./gcrypt.info /usr/local/info/gcrypt.info
install-info --info-dir=/usr/local/info /usr/local/info/gcrypt.info
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/doc'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/doc'
Making install in tests
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/tests'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/tests'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/tests'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94/tests'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94'
root@AKIRA:/home/seventh/libgcrypt-1.1.94#
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I'm sorry for the rediculously long post, but I'm desprate for your help. Would the fact that I can log in via http mean that it's nothing to do with ssl? What is going wrong when I'm installing libgcrypt?
p.s. -- Perhaps this is in the wrong forum, I'm not sure if this is a slackware-specific problem.
Really hope you can help!
Thanks in advance,
7th
