Problem solved! The final trick was to install gcc-snapshot using "sudo apt-get gcc-snapshot" rather than through getlibs.
Thanks for all your help Andras. -Ben 2010/2/17 András Murányi <muran...@gmail.com>: > > >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Sorry, there was a typo in my initial message, it should say "there >> >>> >> is >> >>> >> no i686 package available". >> >>> >> >> >>> >> When I tried to install the Jaunty package I got a "wrong kernel >> >>> >> type" >> >>> >> error. All the packages seem to be for i386 and lpia, while my >> >>> >> machine >> >>> >> is running i686. The only mention of an i686 version that I have >> >>> >> found >> >>> >> is for Karmic in the 02-10-10 nightly build (and it seems rather >> >>> >> small >> >>> >> at 5.1M). >> >>> >> >> >>> >> When I tried adding adding to sources.list and installing via >> >>> >> apt-get >> >>> >> I received the following error: >> >>> >> "Failed to fetch >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> http://apt.puredata.info/releases/dists/jaunty/main/binary-amd64/Packages >> >>> >> 404 Not Found" >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Anyway, I ended up installing pd vanilla, gem, and zexy seperately >> >>> >> and >> >>> >> adding the appropriate paths in the file > startup menu. >> >>> >> Everything >> >>> >> is working just fine now. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> -Ben >> >>> > >> >>> > Hello Ben, >> >>> > >> >>> > I am on amd64 too, and my best recommendation is that you use the >> >>> > i386 >> >>> > version. At the moment it is just faster and more stable than 64-bit >> >>> > builds. >> >>> > To set up an i386 package on your 64-bit Jaunty and satisfy all the >> >>> > 32-bit >> >>> > dependecies you'll most likely want to use getlibs: >> >>> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790 >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> Thanks Andras, that sounds like just what I need. >> >>> I'll give it a shot this weekend after I fix a botched dist-upgrade. >> >>> >> >>> -Ben >> >> >> >> I just noticed there are more specifics at >> >> http://puredata.info/docs/developer/64BitLinux/ under "Method 2" >> >> (...you didn't mistakenly upgrade to Karmic did u? ;o) My girlfriend >> >> did >> >> that on her laptop and err... not so good! Been told however that it is >> >> less >> >> bad with the RT kernel - a thing missing from Jaunty.) >> >> Andras >> >> >> > >> > In fact.. that's exactly what happened (dist-upgrade from Jaunty to >> > Karmic). The sad thing is that this is the second machine I've tried >> > the upgrade on, and the second to fail. I was prepared this time, >> > backed everything up prior to the attempt, so it's more of an >> > annoyance than anything. >> > >> > -Ben >> > >> >> Ok, so I am now attempting to install pd-extended on a fresh 64-bit >> 9.10 Karmic Ubuntu desktop. The "Method 2" instructions on >> http://puredata.info/docs/developer/64BitLinux/ seem to work fine >> until I have to install libgomp.so.l >> >> It seems to install using "sudo getlibs -l libgomp.so.l" just like all >> the ones before it, but then when I open pd-extended I still receive >> the following error: >> >> /usr/lib/pd/extra/Gem/Gem.pd_linux: libgomp.so.l: cannot open shared >> object file: No such file or directory >> Gem: can't load library >> >> Gem appears to be the only library that won't load, unfortunately it >> is the one I care the most about. >> >> -Ben > > Hmm. My best bet is that the whole (i386) package needs to be installed, > which is called libgomp1. The is an util called apt-file which helps you > find which package contains a specific file - not sure this solves the > problem, though. > Also, getlibs seems to always do the "install? Y/n?" even when it doesn't > install anything at the end. > > Andras > _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list