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astropanic

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Registered: 2007-05-04

Posts: 4

Strange library path problems

Hi All,

I'm new to Archlinux, I have previously used Slackware Linux.

I have tried to install via Pacman the GTKam package, pacman has downloaded some dependant libraries too.
When I ran the gtk app, an error was displayed saying I don't have the libbonoboui library. It can't be, because pacman has downloaded it. And really I have found the library in /opt/gnome/lib.

First, why is the bonnobo library in such a strange place and not in /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib ?
And second, why the GTKam package search the wrong directory after this library ?

Thanks

Ramses de Norre

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From: Leuven - Belgium

Registered: 2007-03-27

Posts: 1,289

Re: Strange library path problems

Recently gnome made the switch from /opt/ to /usr/ on arch, so probably the install script for that library still points to /opt/ while it should point to /usr/ and the other gtk stuff probably points to /usr/ as it should and thus doesn't find you're library...
It's a guess but this seems a plausible explanation. Maybe try copying or symlinking the library from /opt/ to /usr/ and file a bug.

berbae

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From: France

Registered: 2007-02-12

Posts: 1,304

Re: Strange library path problems

The package libbonoboui 2.18.0-2 has the libraries in /usr/lib, so probably you have not the right package installed.