Jumped the gun, did not try the strace command. Got:
execve("/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386",
["/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386"], [/* 18 vars */]) = 0
[ Process PID=14199 runs in 32 bit mode. ]
old_mmap(0x13d8000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x13d8000) = 0x13d8000
readlink("/proc/self/exe", "/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386", 4096) = 31
old_mmap(0x8048000, 23455403, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x8048000
mprotect(0x8048000, 23455400, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC) = 0
old_mmap(0x96a7000, 786811, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0x165e000) = 0x96a7000
mprotect(0x96a7000, 786808, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) = 0
old_mmap(0x9768000, 87848, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x9768000
brk(0x977e000) = 0xb767000
open("/lib/ld-linux.so.2", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
_exit(127) = ?
Could that last line be the problem?
When I check /lib I have /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
But not /lib/ld-linux.so.2
I am just googling to see if I find anything unless you know offhand how to
deal with.
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:26 PM, David Kahn <[email protected]>wrote:
> Michael - thanks, and for the reminder on usr/bin...
>
> > Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if you
> > start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386?
>
> That is the rub... when I run this I get no error but no love either, it
> just gives me a new command prompt. As if I was executing a program that has
> no functionality:
>
> :/usr/local/bin$ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386
> :/usr/local/bin$
>
> also trying it with standard arguments to create a pdf:
> /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386 http://www.google.com google.pdf
> :/usr/local/bin$
>
> I would guess if there was a dependency problem I should receive an error.
>
> So would this mean that this file is a dud? That is where I have been stuck
> thinking that I must be doing something wrong.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Michael Schuerig <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday 15 September 2010, David Kahn wrote:
>>
>> > I am running production on Ubuntu 10.04 Server. I need whhtmltopdf to
>> > work without an X Server (as I have no gui there). The wkhtmltopdf
>> > static binary is said to have a patched QT that will allow this.
>> > However I have not been able to get the static binary to work. These
>> > are the results the steps I took to install:
>> >
>> > Result: Once installed (see steps below), when I execute wkhtmltopdf
>> > in the terminal, it does not fire up... just returns me to the
>> > prompt - like it ran
>> [...]
>>
>> > In /usr/bin:
>> >
>> > 1) Confirmed that the existing (non-static) wkhtmltopdf resides there
>> > and that it executes. When I execute it with no args I get the
>> > help/about output from the app.
>>
>> Don't install anything manually in /usr/bin. That directory belongs to
>> your system (Ubuntu). Use /usr/local (or /usr/opt in special cases) for
>> your own stuff.
>>
>> > 2) Moved the existing wkhtmltopdf out of the directory (renamed it)
>>
>> Don't. Just deinstall it.
>>
>> > 3) Get the static binary: sudo curl -C - -O http://
>> wkhtmltopdf.googlecode.com/files/wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2
>> >
>> > 4) Untar: tar -xvjf wkhtmltopdf-0.9.9-static-i386.tar.bz2
>>
>> Sanitiy check: is the unpacked binary executable? What do you get if you
>> start it with its complete path: /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386?
>>
>> > 5) Rename: mv wkhtmltopdf-i386 wkthtmltopdf
>>
>> Do this in /usr/local/bin and instead of renaming just add a symlink.
>>
>> > 6) Get (apparently) necessary packages: sudo apt-get install openssl
>> > build-essential xorg libssl-dev
>>
>> Do you get this impression from
>> http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/wiki/compilation ? That page
>> describes how to *compile* the binary for yourself, something you don't
>> need to do. You probably already have installed openssl, but you won't
>> need the other packages. They don't hurt either (apart from taking up
>> space).
>>
>> Finally, do you get any output from
>>
>> $ /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386
>>
>> If you don't get anything, try
>>
>> $ strace /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-i386
>>
>> to get a trace of system calls the program is executing. You may need to
>> install the strace package for that.
>>
>> Michael
>>
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