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Re: (Linux) exu: error in loading shared libraries...

• Posted by Irv Mullins <irv at ELLIJAY.COM> Aug 19, 2000
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On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> Well there are even more problems creeping out of leftsock today. I get the
> error:
>
> exu: error in loading shared libraries: exu: undefined symbol: Gpm_Wgetch
>
> this error puzzles me. I attempted using trace, i get the error on the first
> assingment statement. I tried printing values to find out where this error
> occurs, i get the error on the first print statement *if it is before the
> first
> assignment statement*
>
> I know "getch" is a conio.h ( in windows ) C function that waits for a user to
> type a key but what is Gpm_Wgetch? is this a problem with my code or something
> else like my system libraries or what?

Gpm_Wgetch is a function in libgpm.so.
try typing nm /usr/lib/libgpm.so | less
to see if that functioni exists. (It should be near the top of the list)
If it does, then perhaps libgpm.so is not being loaded.  Try running
ldconfig /usr/lib/libgpm.so (as root).
man ldconfig explains what this does.

Regards,
Irv