ldconfig parses a list of dirs (in /etc/ld.so.conf) and lets ld.so (the dynamic lib loader) know what libraries are available. You should run it anytime you install a new library (or program which includes libraries). Most 'make install' procedures run it automagically, but sometimes not.
-----Original Message----- From: Teres Alexis, Alan Previn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 9:28 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [Newbie]XFree86 4.2.0 startx issue Hey thanks... it did the trick... - btw, what is ldconfig used for? ..alan -----Original Message----- From: Keith Packard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Newbie]XFree86 4.2.0 startx issue Around 18 o'clock on Nov 28, "Teres Alexis, Alan Previn" wrote: > The error given was something like ---> xauth: not able to load > libXmuu.so.1. You need to run 'ldconfig' as root so that this new shared library can be found. [EMAIL PROTECTED] XFree86 Core Team SuSE, Inc. _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
