From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from Darkmere.psychozone (foo.stahl.nu [194.18.231.27]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19F30AC479; Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:32:30 -0500 (CDT) Received: from Darkmere.psychozone (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Darkmere.psychozone (Postfix) with SMTP id F1C2C4AC7D; Tue, 16 Apr 2002 03:10:16 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 03:09:18 +0200 From: Spider To: gentoo-user Cc: gentoo-dev Message-Id: <20020416030918.2fe939cb.spider@gentoo.org> Organization: Chaotic X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.7.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=.nkoUK1)2rlJwvT" Subject: [gentoo-dev] libpng update steps: How to do it without breaking things Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: ffee498e-ee22-44a6-930b-8c00847bd0a6 X-Archives-Hash: 7140713a3f0a0b78070017d9e9aa654d --=.nkoUK1)2rlJwvT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I've written this out a few times in subthreads, so here's a repost with step-by-step instructions on how to get the updated libpng installed and actually working. step-by-step guide for fixing libpng problems: 1) emerge =libpng-1.2.1-r1 2) sh /usr/portage/media-libs/libpng/files/libpng-update-libs.sh 2a) 3) emerge packages from 2a 4) sh /usr/portage/media-libs/libpng/files/libpng-update-bins.sh 4a) 5) emerge packages from 4a Cumbersome steps I know, (also see my first post Thu, 4 Apr 2002 "[gentoo-user] Libpng 1.2.1 / force rebuild" ) The main problem you are facing is that for some reason the system mixes libraries. since the symlinks from libpng.so.2 and libpng.so.3 are intact, I really don't understand -why- the dynamic linker loads the wrong version of libpng. This is the core of the problem you and many others are facing. The libraries generally affected are: kdelibs imlib imlib2 gdk-pixbuf imagemagick mozilla gnome-libs cups gimp //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end --=.nkoUK1)2rlJwvT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8u3nAXNNftdcUD70RAv0+AJ9ZH/gsI/Pt4yfvVZj9Im+gyTIzQQCeOi29 3JM0LjP9NgfyuKnW5Wi2UUw= =tn6U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=.nkoUK1)2rlJwvT--