Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

[mechanism]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

I don't know if its the only problem but the missing library problem

"gtkpod: error while loading shared libraries: libgpod.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

is related to this:

"/usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file `/usr/local/lib/libgpod.so.3.0.0':
Permission denied
make[2]: *** [install-libLTLIBRARIES] Error 1"

which is a result of your running
make install
without sudo

make install is what actually moves the compiled libraries and application into their proper locations and sets up symbolic links for the libraries so you HAVE TO run this as

sudo make install

so you have root and can write files into the locations that are owned by root.

Okay! That worked just as advertised. Thank you! However, after the installation, when I click on gtkpod not much happens. I do see the image of an iPod dancing up and down beside my cursor and it appears my computer is cranking on something but then it just stops. Nothing happens. gtkpod never launches.

I did not get any further errors after the "sudo make install". I do have a gtkpod icon in my KDE > Multimedia>gtkpod menu. Everything looks correct. It just does not launch.

Does anyone have any idea what I could do to resolve this?

Thanks,

m

[claydoh]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

run it from the command line for further error messages

[mechanism]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

run it from the command line for further error messages

Ok. I did that and I got this.

mrmsudawgs@closet:~$ gtkpod
gtkpod: error while loading shared libraries: libgpod.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
mrmsudawgs@closet:~$

This looks similar to an error I got previously. What should I do?

[opie]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

Go into konqueror, and open the /usr directory.
Then search on

*libgpod*

and make sure "include subfolders" is checked
to see if the either libgpod.so.3 or libgpod.so.3.0.0 is anywhere in the usr subdirectories.

[mechanism]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

I checked for the above files and did not find any in the usr directory. I suppose this is the source of my problem? If so, what do I need to do? Recompile? If I do need to recompile, do I need to delete all the stuff I've already compiled and, if "yes" then how do I delete them?

Thanks for the help.

m

[claydoh]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

if your libs are not in /usr/ are most likely in /usr/local/

You will need to uninstall and recompile libgpod, but it isn't too difficult.

Just go back to your libgpod sources and simply run 'sudo make uninstall'
Then run
'make clean' to , well clean out the sources so they can be recompiled
Then re run configure like so:
'./configure --prefix=/usr'
this will set it up to go to the correct place
then redo make and make install

I forget that many apps default to /usr/local when you run configure, though most KDE apps don't need this option as they look for your kde setup.

I should have caught that earlier really

[mechanism]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

Can do. Will I need to uninstall / recompile gtkpod as well? I initially compiled libgpod first then gtkpod.

m

[mechanism]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

Can do. Will I need to uninstall / recompile gtkpod as well? I initially compiled libgpod first then gtkpod.

m

Strike that previous question. I followed your steps the launched gtkpod with no problem. Now, where did put those pesky podcasts? :P

Thanks for your help. I've learned a lot about Linux via this exercise.

[claydoh]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)


Enjoy your podcasts

[opie]

Re: Problem with "make" while installing libgpod (gtkpod lib)

Another option would probably have been to create a link to the lib file(This is for others who might come along looking for solutions).

Glad it worked out.