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#1 2015-09-17 23:31:31

whoop
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[SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

I get an error with updating today:

(  5/184) upgrading ncurses                                        [#####################################] 100%
(  6/184) upgrading readline                                       [#####################################] 100%
/usr/bin/bash: error while loading shared libraries: libncursesw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
error: command failed to execute correctly

Any ideas?

Last edited by whoop (2015-09-18 00:07:51)

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#2 2015-09-17 23:53:49

Slithery
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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

Posting the command you ran and the full output would be a start.


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#3 2015-09-17 23:55:30

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error


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#4 2015-09-18 00:03:52

whoop
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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

slithery wrote:

Posting the command you ran and the full output would be a start.

pacman -Syu

[2015-09-18 01:14] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2015-09-18 01:14] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2015-09-18 01:14] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2015-09-18 01:15] [ALPM] transaction started
[2015-09-18 01:15] [ALPM] upgraded linux-api-headers (4.0-1 -> 4.1.4-1)
[2015-09-18 01:15] [ALPM] upgraded tzdata (2015e-1 -> 2015f-1)
[2015-09-18 01:15] [ALPM] warning: /etc/locale.gen installed as /etc/locale.gen.pacnew
[2015-09-18 01:15] [ALPM] upgraded glibc (2.21-4 -> 2.22-3)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Generating locales...
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   en_US.ISO-8859-1... done
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   en_US.UTF-8... done
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Generation complete.
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded gcc-libs (5.2.0-1 -> 5.2.0-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded ncurses (5.9-7 -> 6.0-3)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded readline (6.3.008-1 -> 6.3.008-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] /usr/bin/bash: error while loading shared libraries: libncursesw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded bash (4.3.039-1 -> 4.3.042-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded gpm (1.20.7-4 -> 1.20.7-5)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libxcb (1.11-1 -> 1.11.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded aalib (1.4rc5-10 -> 1.4rc5-11)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded aspell (0.60.6.1-2 -> 0.60.6.1-3)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded pcre (8.37-2 -> 8.37-4)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded less (479-1 -> 481-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded texinfo (5.2-3 -> 5.2-4)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded gc (7.4.2-2 -> 7.4.2-3)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded guile (2.0.11-2 -> 2.0.11-3)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded autogen (5.18.4-1 -> 5.18.5-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded babl (0.1.10-2 -> 0.1.12-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libutil-linux (2.26.2-1 -> 2.27-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded geoip-database (20150602-1 -> 20150804-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libldap (2.4.41-1 -> 2.4.42-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded bind-tools (9.10.2.P2-1 -> 9.10.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libgpg-error (1.19-1 -> 1.20-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libgcrypt (1.6.3-2 -> 1.6.4-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libsystemd (222-1 -> 225-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libdbus (1.8.18-1 -> 1.10.0-2)
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[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded bluez (5.32-1 -> 5.34-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded bluez-libs (5.32-1 -> 5.34-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libtasn1 (4.5-1 -> 4.7-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded gnutls (3.4.2-1 -> 3.4.5-1)
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[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded pinentry (0.9.1-1 -> 0.9.5-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded gnupg (2.1.6-1 -> 2.1.8-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded gpgme (1.5.4-1 -> 1.6.0-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libidn (1.30-1 -> 1.32-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded ca-certificates-mozilla (3.19.2-2 -> 3.20-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded curl (7.43.0-1 -> 7.44.0-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded sqlite (3.8.10.2-1 -> 3.8.11.1-3)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded totem-plparser (3.10.4-1 -> 3.10.5-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1 -> 0.15-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded pam (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded util-linux (2.26.2-1 -> 2.27-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libtracker-sparql (1.4.0-2 -> 1.4.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libsecret (0.18.2-1 -> 0.18.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libpng (1.6.16-1 -> 1.6.18-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded graphite (1:1.2.4-1 -> 1:1.3.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz (0.9.41-1 -> 1.0.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded freetype2 (2.6-1 -> 2.6-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded fontconfig (2.11.1-1 -> 2.11.1-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] updating font cache... done.
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libcdio (0.93-1 -> 0.93-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded kbd (2.0.2-1 -> 2.0.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded kmod (21-1 -> 21-2)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded hwids (20150129-1 -> 20150717-1)
[2015-09-18 01:16] [ALPM] upgraded libseccomp (2.2.0-1 -> 2.2.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded systemd (222-1 -> 225-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded nspr (4.10.8-1 -> 4.10.9-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded polkit (0.112-4 -> 0.113-2)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded gvfs (1.24.1-2 -> 1.24.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded lame (3.99.5-2 -> 3.99.5-3)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded jasper (1.900.1-13 -> 1.900.1-14)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded gdk-pixbuf2 (2.31.5-1 -> 2.31.6-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libcaca (0.99.beta18-2 -> 0.99.beta18-3)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libdrm (2.4.62-1 -> 2.4.65-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libedit (20150325_3.1-1 -> 20150325_3.1-2)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded llvm-libs (3.6.2-1 -> 3.6.2-4)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded mesa (10.6.2-1 -> 10.6.7-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded mesa-libgl (10.6.2-1 -> 10.6.7-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libxi (1.7.4-1 -> 1.7.5-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libgusb (0.2.4-1 -> 0.2.6-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded colord (1.2.9-3 -> 1.2.12-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libcups (2.0.3-1 -> 2.1.0-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libdatrie (0.2.8-1 -> 0.2.9-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libthai (0.1.21-1 -> 0.1.22-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded tdb (1.3.6-1 -> 1.3.7-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded brasero (3.12.0-1 -> 3.12.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded python (3.4.3-2 -> 3.4.3-3)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] installed python-packaging (15.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded python-setuptools (1:18.0.1-1 -> 1:18.3.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded cython (0.22.1-1 -> 0.23.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded brltty (5.2-3 -> 5.2-4)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded btrfs-progs (4.1.2-1 -> 4.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded cairomm (1.10.0-3 -> 1.11.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libevdev (1.4.3-1 -> 1.4.4-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libinput (0.20.0-1 -> 1.0.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded iso-codes (3.57-1 -> 3.61-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded caribou (0.4.18.1-1 -> 0.4.18.1-2)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded fribidi (0.19.6-2 -> 0.19.7-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] installed libsoxr (0.1.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libssh (0.7.1-1 -> 0.7.1-2)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libva (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libvdpau (1.1-1 -> 1.1.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded libx264 (2:148.20150717-1 -> 2:148.20150725-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded ffmpeg (1:2.7.2-1 -> 1:2.8-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded chromaprint (1.1-2 -> 1.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:17] [ALPM] upgraded clutter-gst (3.0.8-1 -> 3.0.10-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded dhcpcd (6.9.0-1 -> 6.9.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded nss (3.19.2-2 -> 3.20-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded ecryptfs-utils (106-1 -> 108-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded efivar (0.20-1 -> 0.21-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz-icu (0.9.41-1 -> 1.0.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded hunspell (1.3.3-1 -> 1.3.3-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libnm-glib (1.0.4-1 -> 1.0.6-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded webkit2gtk (2.8.4-1 -> 2.8.5-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-online-accounts (3.16.3-1 -> 3.16.4.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libgdata (0.17.1-1 -> 0.17.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded evolution-data-server (3.16.4-2 -> 3.16.5-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libgsf (1.14.33-1 -> 1.14.34-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded evolution (3.16.4-1 -> 3.16.5-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded exiv2 (0.24-1 -> 0.25-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libgdm (3.16.2-1 -> 3.16.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded nm-connection-editor (1.0.4-1 -> 1.0.6-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded python2 (2.7.10-1 -> 2.7.10-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libnl (3.2.25-1 -> 3.2.26-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] installed libsodium (1.0.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] installed libpgm (5.2.122-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] installed zeromq (4.1.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libteam (1.14-2 -> 1.18-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded networkmanager (1.0.4-1 -> 1.0.6-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gdm (3.16.2-1 -> 3.16.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gedit (3.16.2-1 -> 3.16.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gegl (0.2.0-15 -> 0.3.0-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gettext (0.19.4-1 -> 0.19.6-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded git (2.4.6-1 -> 2.5.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libgit2 (1:0.22.2-1 -> 1:0.23.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libgit2-glib (0.22.6-1 -> 0.23.4-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gitg (3.16.1-1 -> 3.17.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-clocks (3.16.1-1 -> 3.16.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-color-manager (3.16.0-1 -> 3.16.0-2)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded tracker (1.4.0-2 -> 1.4.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gsfonts (20150122-1 -> 20150811-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-documents (3.16.2-2 -> 3.16.4-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded libdmapsharing (2.9.30-1 -> 2.9.31-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gom (0.3.0-1 -> 0.3.1-1)
[2015-09-18 01:18] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-music (3.16.1-2 -> 3.16.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-photos (3.14.2-2 -> 3.16.2-1)
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[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM] installed python-decorator (4.0.2-1)
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM] installed python-pexpect (3.3-1)
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM] upgraded ipython (3.2.1-1 -> 4.0.0-2)
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[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM] upgraded linux (4.1.2-2 -> 4.1.6-1)
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait...
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 4.1.6-1-ARCH
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [systemd]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [btrfs]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [block]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
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[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 4.1.6-1-ARCH
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [systemd]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [btrfs]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [block]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: wd719x
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]   -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
[2015-09-18 01:19] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
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https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 39844.html explained it...

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#5 2015-09-18 01:16:24

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

Same here.

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#6 2015-09-18 08:02:18

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

So what, this was clearly a normal error if you ask me.
If you are worried that it might have not been installed properly, you can always "pacamn -S readline" afterwards...


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#7 2015-09-18 10:03:10

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

A possible workaround for other updates not to issue an error is to temporarily soft link libncursesw.so.6.

# ln -s /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.6  /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5

Strangely, on the same update, while readline issued and error, lib32-readline did not.

EDIT: a proper solution (as indicated below by @anatolik) would be to install the package ncurses5-compat-libs from Aiur the AUR.

EDIT2: since the "proper solution" doesn't work for me (see below), I will continue to use the workaround.

EDIT3: A modified PKGBUILD solves it (see McMillan comment below).

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#8 2015-09-18 10:11:57

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

Please don't suggest that people do that, even temporarily. If that was an appropriate workaround, then there would have been no need for a soname bump in the first place.


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#9 2015-09-18 15:01:58

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

What is the danger in cedricmc's suggestion? I've been using this "workaround" for quite a while and right now it does make Matlab usable again. Shouldn't libraries be backwards compatible in general?

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#10 2015-09-18 15:08:38

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

DO NOT "SOLVE" THIS PROBLEM BY LINKING *.so.5 to *.so.6

karlch wrote:

I've been using this "workaround" for quite a while and right now it does make Matlab usable again.

The right solution is to create ncurses5 AUR package with proper *.so.5 library.

Shouldn't libraries be backwards compatible in general?

Project sometime do backward incompatible changes. And when do they bump shared library version. That's exactly what happen recently with ncurses - versions 6 and 5 are *incompatible*.


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#11 2015-09-18 15:11:08

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

Thanks for clarification and for the quick reply smile

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#12 2015-09-18 17:39:10

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

I am a bit confused.

I had the same problem, then run 'pacman -S readline' afterwards and had no error.

Does this mean the problem is solved?

Is the topic marked solved because of anatolik's solution? Should I really create ncurses5 package from AUR?

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#13 2015-09-18 19:03:32

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

No. The AUR package is only if you are trying to get Matlab to work. Otherwise, your system is fine, carry on...


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#14 2015-09-18 21:26:31

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

charlie wrote:

I am a bit confused.

Does this mean the problem is solved?

I marked the problem as solved  because at first I did not understand where the error was comming from as ncurses was installed before readline but: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 39844.html explained it for me so therefore there was no problem anymore.

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#15 2015-09-21 09:36:50

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

jasonwryan wrote:

No. The AUR package is only if you are trying to get Matlab to work. Otherwise, your system is fine, carry on...

Using ncurses5-compat-libs with Matlab R2013a gives me

$ matlab 
/opt/matlab/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5: file too short

I will continue to use the softlink workaround.

EDIT: A modified PKGBUILD solves it (see McMillan comment below).

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#16 2015-09-21 13:09:18

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

cedricmc wrote:
jasonwryan wrote:

No. The AUR package is only if you are trying to get Matlab to work. Otherwise, your system is fine, carry on...

Using ncurses5-compat-libs with Matlab R2013a gives me

$ matlab 
/opt/matlab/bin/glnxa64/MATLAB: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5: file too short

I will continue to use the softlink workaround.

This is the problem with having multiple threads with the same issue. On another one the fix for this has been posted, but apparently hasn't made it into the AUR PKGBUILD yet
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1563139

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#17 2015-09-21 15:09:03

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

mcmillan wrote:

This is the problem with having multiple threads with the same issue. On another one the fix for this has been posted, but apparently hasn't made it into the AUR PKGBUILD yet
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1563139

Indeed! Solved here big_smile Thx, McMillan!

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#18 2016-02-04 01:03:26

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

Thanks people.

Oh and read the PKGBUILD if you plan on installing that package...

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#19 2016-02-04 02:08:34

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Re: [SOLVED] ncurses, readline update error

I don't know how this thread wasn't closed before - but it can be now.  Don't hijack threads - this thread has (had) nothing to do with Matlab - and even if it did there is no need to revive it to add nothing new.

Closed.


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