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[SM-Discuss] Bugzilla bug 1268: perl can't find ndbm

From: Lyon Lemmens <redlemon AT knoware.nl>
To: treeve01 AT pi.be
Cc: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [SM-Discuss] Bugzilla bug 1268: perl can't find ndbm
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 15:52:24 +0200

Hi,

It appears to be a problem with gdbm. gdbm's BUILD links libgdbm.so.2.0.0 to
libndbm.so (for compatibility). Problem though, is that the new version of
the spell builds libgdm.so.3.0.0. So effectively libndbm.so is gone (its
link points to nowhere).

I've notified Julian van Bock (gdbm's maintainer) of this.

As a quick fix, you may want to make the link yourself:

rm /usr/lib/libndbm.so
ln -s /usr/lib/libgdbm.s0.3.0.0 /usr/lib/libndbm.so

Also, on my box here, perl detects that it can't use ndbm and uses gdbm in
stead. So I also can reproduce your bug. Can you send me your full compile
log (/var/log/sorcery/compile/perl-5.8.0.bz2)?

--
Lyon Lemmens, grimoire guru perl-cpan
llemmens AT sourcemage.org

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[SM-Discuss] Bugzilla bug 1268: perl can't find ndbm, Lyon Lemmens, 10/12/2002