Re: segemntation fault

[Mahdi Ben Jelloul <mjelloul@xxxxxxxx>]

At Fri, 30 May 2003 03:00:28 +0200,
Olivier ARCHER wrote:
> 
> Mahdi Ben Jelloul wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>---->	libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5 (0x402d4000)      <---------
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>The only mismatch is libc.so.5.
> >>>Should I remove it from my system ?
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>I think there is a conflict on libc. I've tried to install libc5 on my 
> >>system, and ldd say that ferret doesn't try to use it. if you dont need 
> >>libc5, try to remove it from your system. I think ferret dont need 
> >>libc5. ferret guru should confirm.
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >But as I said before termcap-compat that provides the libtermcap does
> >need it. So it can't remove it. How did ou manage to get off the
> >problem with libtermcap on debian without libc5 ?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >  
> >
> 
> Do you really need termcap-compat ? termcap-compat provide 
> /usr/lib/libtermcap.so linked with *libc5* librarie. libncurses5-dev 
> provide libtermcap.so linked with the *libc6* version. You sould remove 
> termcap-compat and install libncurses5-dev. only some old non debian 
> compiled binary application need termcap-compat. If you really need it, 
> move termcap-compat files to a non standard library search path (eg 
> /usr/lib/termcap-compat), and update the LD_LIBRARY_PATH enironnement 
>  variable*only* before running old linked binary.
> 


That is the information I needed.
The problem was that I installed and desinstalled termcap-compat after
installing libncurses5-dev so it removed  libtermcap.so.
I forced the reinstallation of libncurses5-dev and now everything
works well.

I just have to register ....

Encore merci,


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