To all I installed the opendx-4.1.3 rpm with the --force and --nodeps options. Opendx ran but I got an error "error while loading shared libaries libGLcore.so.1" So I created a softlink for libGLcore.so.1 to libGL.so and everything seems to work fine.
Thanks a lot for your help. Denis Cohen On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Suhaib Siddiqi wrote: > You do not have to make a softlink to install use --force --nodeps > For example > rpm -iUh opendx-4.1.3.i386.rpm --force --nodeps > > This sould install without checking RPM dependencies. > > As for as symbols are concerned, I think it will be a problem because > binaries are linked to libGL.so from nVidia which makes a dynamic call to > libGLcore.so.1. My versions of Opendx 4.1 for RedHat 7.0 were also compiled > at a workstation which had nVidia GeForce2 Ultra, but distribution to > public, installed SGI OpenGL in /usr/local and manually edited Opendx > Makefiles to link to /usr/local/lib/libGL.so > nVidia folks intentionally made libGL.so to depend upon libGLcore.so... just > a dirty business trick to convience non-nVidia users to buy their cards.... > > Suhaib > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 2:55 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Ad: RE: [opendx-users] installing opendx 4.1.3 > > > > > > The trick with the softlink usually seems to work, but not allways. > > For example, trying to import HDF files and visualize the HDF result > > in an > > error that a > > function (provide by nvidia libcore,so.1) is not resolved. > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > David Thompson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Til: > > [email protected] > > Sendt av: cc: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: > > RE: [opendx-users] installing opendx 4.1.3 > > on.ibm.com > > > > > > 07/10/01 20:54 > > Vennligst send svar til > > opendx-users > > > > > > > > > > > > >As listed in the Readme file, if you're not using the Nvidia > > hardware > > >OpenGL drivers, then create a softlink for libGLcore.so.1 to > > libGL.so > > > > >David > > > > >Sounds like the binaries were built using Nvidia OpenGL. This > > would give > > >problems at non-nVidia graphic cards. > > > > > >Suhaib > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Denis Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:10 PM > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: [opendx-users] installing opendx 4.1.3 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Hello, > > >> > > >> I just downloaded opendx 4.1.3 to install on RH linux 7.1 > > >> > > >> When installing the opendx rpm I get the following error > > message: > > >> > > >> error: failed dependencies: > > >> libGLcore.so.1 is needed by opendx-4.1.3-1 > > >> > > >> I have these following libGL files but not libGLcore.so.1 > > >> > > >> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a > > >> /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 > > >> /usr/lib/libGLU.so.1 > > >> /usr/lib/libGL.a > > >> /usr/lib/libGL.la > > >> /usr/lib/libGL.so > > >> /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2.030401 > > >> /usr/lib/libGLU.so.1.1.030401 > > >> /usr/lib/libGLU.a > > >> /usr/lib/libGLU.la > > >> /usr/lib/libGLU.so > > >> > > >> Thanks for your help in resolving this problem. > > >> > > >> Denis > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Denis Cohen > > >> Department of Geology and Geophysics > > >> Yale University > > >> P.O. Box 208109 > > >> New Haven, CT 06511-8109 > > >> (203) 432-3132 (Office) > > >> (203) 432-3134 (Fax) > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > .................................................................... > > ......... > > > > David L. Thompson Visualization and Imagery > > Solutions, > > Inc. > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 5515 Skyway Drive, Missoula, MT > > 59804 > > Phone : (406)257-8530 > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > In accordance with NGIs quality assurance system, NGI can only be > > held > > responsible for the signed version of this document or appendixes. > > On > > request, this can be sent by ordinary mail. > --- Denis Cohen Department of Geology and Geophysics Yale University P.O. Box 208109 New Haven, CT 06520-8109 203-432-3132 (Office) 203-432-3134 (Fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
