ldd command - how to fullfil the missing libs?

[nunolf]

Hi *

I'm trying to install a program (structural biochemistry field), which seems to not start because the executable binary file does not encounter all of the shared libraries it needs.

ldd command allowed me to see what are those libs, and surprisingly (or not), they are present inside a dir of the program.

How can I instruct a shared bin executable, to find for libraries in a certain dir or dirs?

Cheers,
Nuno

[devils casper]

what error message binary file throwing? post 'exact' message here. it might be a symlink problem or that binary file needs root privileges.





casper

[nunolf]

I Martin

I'm the root of the machine.
Here's the ldd result:

ldd vmd_LINUX
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xbfffe000)
libvmdX.so => not found
libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0xb7fc0000)
libGL.so.1 => /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 (0xb7f34000)
libGLU.so.1 => /usr/lib/libGLU.so.1 (0xb7eb2000)
libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0xb7e8e000)
libpng.so.2 => not found
libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0xb7e7b000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7e68000)
libtk8.4.so => not found
libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xb7d69000)
libtcl8.4.so => not found
libXft.so.1 => not found
libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb7d64000)
libutil.so.1 => /lib/libutil.so.1 (0xb7d60000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0xb7c7c000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/i686/libm.so.6 (0xb7c57000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xb7c4b000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0xb7b1e000)
libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0xb7b0f000)
libGLcore.so.1 => /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1 (0xb7289000)
libnvidia-tls.so.1 => /usr/lib/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1 (0xb7287000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7fdf000)
libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0xb7283000)
libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xb727d000)

All "not found" libs, are present in 2 directories inside the program pack. Already contacted the admin of the program, but got no answer. It has something to do with some variable on the config file pointing to where those libs are, I think.

P.S. Just arrived from Dublin Guiness rules

[nunolf]

ups, that's what happens when talking to many people the same time.
The answer was to you casper.

[devils casper]

add the path of those directories in PATH variable.

PATH=$PATH:/path/of/dir1:/path/of/dir2

execute binary file again


Edit :

ups, that's what happens when talking to many people the same time.
The answer was to you casper.

no problemo




casper