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It is supposed to go in /usr/lib  - this is not the same as /lib or
/root/usr/lib or /bin.

If you are in /root/ and type 
cd /usr    
it is not going to take you to the same place as typing
cd usr  
(unlike DOS).

cd usr will take you to /root/usr/ and cd /usr/ to /usr/

On Fri, 23 May 2003 bontemps AT m-net.arbornet.org wrote:

> Couldn't get ftp to work by putting libreadline.so.3 in /lib ,
> /root/usr/lib or even /bin. I think Steven is right on this. The ldd
> command for ftp still gives that libreadline.so.3 can't be found.I've
> checked to see if I have the right count( 133kb) on the libread file and
> everything matches up.
> 
> On Fri, 23 May 2003 keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> 
> > Steven and I are having an ongoing disagreement about whether is it best
> > to install an entire package or just the file that you want out of it.
> > I have had no problems when I install just the needed file, to the
> > location indicated by its location in the package (in your case
> > /usr/lib/).
> >
> > This saves putting 2M of files on your hard drive in order to get 133K of
> > needed file.  I don't think you have much to lose (just a bit of time) by
> > first trying just that one file.
> >
> > If you need other files in elflibs.tgz you can add those later.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 23 May 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> >
> > > russ loroville wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I tried extracting it from the tcpip1.tgz (which ftp was
> > > > in) by using "tar -zxvf /mnt/tcpip1.tgz libreadline.so.3"
> > > > but it was not in it.  Will try elflib.tgz next.
> > >
> > > I recommend you install the entire elflib.tgz package
> > > (using installpkg).  That will put the library in the
> > > correct location and configure it.  Otherwise it will
> > > not work.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Steven
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