Re: [SLE] compiles & links (SOLVED)

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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:32:59 +0200
To: BandiPat <penguin0601@earthlink.net>

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 03:21:59PM -0400, BandiPat wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 June 2004 02:10 pm, Marcus Meissner wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 02:04:39PM -0400, BandiPat wrote:
> > > Hey SuSE guys or anyone else that can offer advice!
> > >
> > > I'm trying to compile a new build of libexif using the SuSE spec
> > > file included with 9.1 version. Why? Because the libexif.so.9
> > > library is bad and causes problems with loading some EXIF jpeg
> > > files from some cameras, into viewers & paint programs like The
> > > Gimp.
> > >
> > > The rpm builds nicely and the new libexif-0.6.9 libs work great,
> > > but it seems that the 9.1 version, 0.5.12, was built with a few
> > > symlinks pointing to the newer libexif.so.9.1.2 lib it had. I
> > > can't seem to find where this was done in the source or spec file!
> > > The new build needs to include a symlink of libexif.so.9 that
> > > points to the new lib, libexif.so.10.0.0!
> > >
> > > Since so many other programs depend on the libexif, trying to
> > > install the new build creates several dependency errors.
> > >
> > > Can someone point me to the spot that makes the symlink files
> > > during the build, so that they are included as part of the rpm,
> > > like the SuSE build has?
> >
> > You are using a too new version of libexif.
> >
> > I have put up a fixed version of the 9.1 libexif to:
> > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/meissner/libexif/
> >
> > We will release it via YOU within the next week or so.
> >
> > Ciao, Marcus
> ===========
>
> Many thanks Marcus, that fixed the problem with the original version. I
> still wouldn't mind to know how to build the links into the rpm files
> though sometime! ;o)
>
> Anyone having trouble loading digital camera pictures into their
> graphics programs would do well to grab this new file from Marcus'
> site.

libexif upgraded its API , so it reved up the major version of the
library. The new and the old version are incompatible.

So hacking the links would not really have helped here.

Ciao, Marcus

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