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kabads

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[Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

When running 0ad I get the following problem:

 /usr/bin/pyrogenesis: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_filesystem.so.1.55.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory 

I have checked out whether I have boost-libs installed (which seems to have the file liboost_filesystem.so with:

spark: ~ :  sudo pacman -Ss boost
[sudo] password for adam: 
extra/boost 1.55.0-4 [installed]
    Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - Development
extra/boost-libs 1.55.0-4 [installed]
    Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - Runtime

which shows it up as being installed - what else should I be checking for?

TIA

Last edited by kabads (2014-01-26 18:15:11)

Scimmia

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

Reinstall boost-libs and see what happens.

kabads

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

I tried removing boost-libs and it wouldn't uninstall due to dependencies.

karol

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

See if the file is there: '$ ls /usr/lib/libboost_filesystem.so.1.55.0'.

You can remove it and install back anyway. pacman lets you skip dependency checks - see the man page.

kabads

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

OK - this didn't seem to work.

spark: ~/Downloads :  sudo pacman -R --nodeps --nodeps boost-libs

Packages (1): boost-libs-1.55.0-4

Total Removed Size:   11.19 MiB

:: Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n] Y
(1/1) removing boost-libs                                                                            [############################################################] 100%
spark: ~/Downloads :  sudo pacman -S boost-libs
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Packages (1): boost-libs-1.55.0-4

Total Installed Size:   11.19 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                                                       [############################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                     [############################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                                                          [############################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                                    [############################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                                                                  [############################################################] 100%
(1/1) installing boost-libs                                                                          [############################################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for boost-libs
    openmpi: for mpi support
spark: ~/Downloads :  0ad
/usr/bin/pyrogenesis: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_filesystem.so.1.55.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

r0b0t

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

don't even loose your time playing it, it's just a pointless game and not strategic at all

kabads

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

@r0b0t - it would be nice to see. But, I take your point.

kabads

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Re: [Solved] 0ad problems boost-libs

I solved this by moving the package files by hand, deleting the /var/cache/pkg files and reinstalling - all seems to work. Better still, I love the game. I used to love Age of Empires and this is a good clone.