Re: libreadline.so.4 problems on solaris

The LD_LIBRARY_PATH actually points to the library, I am even able to
execute the initdb but the postmaster always fails

Alex

David McLoughlin wrote:

> As far as i Know libreadline is a library file that comes with gcc. (
> But don't quote me on that)
> On my solaris 8 box it is insalled in /opt/sfw/lib. But there is a
> link from libreadline.so set to libreadline.so.4
> you could try making this link and setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the
> directory with the link.
> I got the exact error you did before. It's just a library path error.
> Postgres can't find the correct library to load.
>
> David
>
> Alex wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I just installed 7.3.4 on a solaris machine (solaris 8) but can't get
>> postmaster to start.
>>
>> It always terminates with the message
>> ld.so.1: /..../postgres: fata: libreadline.so.4: open failed: No such
>> file or directory
>>
>> 1: LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set at installation time and when starting the
>> postmaster
>> 2: the libreadline.so.4 is installed  (solaris package)
>>
>> I did not have a problem on other solaris machines but something
>> seems to be missing. Is there a way to link the libreadline ?
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>>
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