Emiliano wrote:
>
> "Alexey L. Tcharykov" wrote:
> >
> > Emile,
> >
> > E> Any existing FreeBSD users, this is the time to pitch in
> > E> with either success- or horrorstories.
> >
> > I still have problems with installing Midgard on FreeBSD 2.2.8.
> > Alexander has all needed information about this case -- looks like
> > something wrong with ldconfig and libs.
> > You know, ldconfig in FreeBSD is not the same as in Linux.
>
> The only place I've found that uses ldconfig is the data package (where
> it is indeed linux-centric).
>
> I installed a fresh copy of freebsd4.0.
Alexey has FreeBSD 2.2.8 which is a source of problems.
> ** data:
> Change the ldconfig line to
> LIBMIDGARD=`/sbin/ldconfig -r | grep libmidgard.so | awk '{ print $3;
> }' | tail -1`
> The best way to handle this transparently is to ship midgard-data with a
> small C source
> that we'll compile and have query these values. This should also handle
> the situation
> where people do not have a shared libmidgard.
I fixed it temporarily in CVS within script for the moment. One can force selection
of static library by setting environmental variable LIBMIDGARD before starting
installation script.
Yes, we need to do more smart checking on database installation step.
Just for thinking:
Imagine situation where C compiler isn't provided (such as Mandrake 'server' install)
and people are using binary Midgard packages.
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Sincerely yours, Alexander Bokovoy
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Heisengberg might have been here.
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