On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:39:08 +0000 (GMT)
Len Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What's the deal here? Mandrake 8.1 Gnome; downloaded KStars RPM (a BIG
> file - nearly an hour to download) and tried to install it -> failed
> dependency libpng.so.3. OK, downloaded missing library from cooker,
> copied it to /usr/lib, removed libpng.so link and replaced it with link
> to libpng.so.3. Tried kstars install again; same error, failed dependency
> libpng.so.3. This kind of problem has been reported before. Is there a
> general answer?
>
You need libpng3-devel.
A VERY STRONG word of warning.
Even if you keep libpng2 and install libpng3/lipng3-devel you may get KStars to
install an run there is a very good chance that you will screw-up the graphics in most
WMs and in many apps because you have have only one devel pkg installed.
Just do rpm -q --whatrequires libpng.so.2
It is possible to do a sym link which will help but it is not totally effectual.
If you Have to have a pkg that needs lipng3/lipng3-devel I would suggest waiting and
upgrade/install 8.2
Charles
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