libpng.so.3 problem

[C M Reinehr]

Keith Antoine wrote:

> On Tuesday 04 February 2003 02:35, C M Reinehr wrote:
>> It seems to me that the problem is not a ldconfig problem, but an rpm
>> problem. If I'm not mistaken, when rpm -i complains about a missing
>> library, it's not because the library truly is missing or not, but rather
>> that the library is not listed (correctly or incorrectly) in the rpm
>> database. Applications & libraries installed from tarballs do not update
>> the rpm database.
>>
>> A first step, for you, might be to run `rpm --rebuild` to force a rebuild
>> of the rpm database. A next step would be to reinstall the libpng
>> libraries (whatever is the current version) -- it might be necessary to
>> use --force.
>>
>> Finally, if all else fails, and you're sure that the proper libraries are
>> in their proper places (rpm database, or no), go ahead & install `dvr`
>> with the --nodeps option.
>>
>> cmr
> 
> Well I had other problems, so I pulled the plug and did a reinstall, in
> doing so I deleted the /opt / and /usr partitions. I am in the throws of
> reinstalling all the programs, hoping that all goes well this time around.
> 
> I did not think to do an rpm --rebuild, mind goes blank too often these
> days nor did I try ti install with --force, maybe I should have.
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 

Your welcome.

You're not alone in having those "senior moments"! :-)

I also had a problem recently where a Caldera supplied application rpm 
insisted upon an older library, even though I had upgraded to a newer 
version. I knew the library was listed in the rpm database and was in it's 
proper location in the file hierarchy, so I finally just said what the 
hell, and used --force and it worked fine.

Cheers!

cmr
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