[Xastir] libMagick.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[J. Lance Cotton]

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:04:07 -0600, Mark A. Lewis
<mark at siliconjunkie.net> wrote:
> So, all appears well, until I try to run it afer make and make install
> (via an Exceed session):
> 
> [root at aprsbox root]# xastir
> xastir: error while loading shared libraries: libMagick.so.6: cannot
> open shared object file: No such file or directory
> 
> What I have done sofar, uninstalled, remade ImageMagick and Xastir.
> The file referenced above does exist:
> 
> [root at aprsbox root]# whereis libMagick.so.6
> libMagick.so: /usr/local/lib/libMagick.so.6 /usr/local/lib/libMagick.so
> [root at aprsbox root]# ls /usr/local/lib/libMagick.*
> /usr/local/lib/libMagick.a   /usr/local/lib/libMagick.so.6
> /usr/local/lib/libMagick.la  /usr/local/lib/libMagick.so.6.1.6
> /usr/local/lib/libMagick.so
> 
> So, I am confused. My gut tells me that Xastir is looking for it
> elsewhere, but I am unable to determine where.

First, make sure the libs aren't duplicated in /usr/lib/, then run (as
root) ldconfig (or /sbin/ldconfig, or wherever it is on your system).
It looks like the library cache still thinks the libraries are
somewhere where they are not.

You shouldn't have to recompile xastir after these steps.

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