problem with realplayer

[Loren M. Lang]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 04:11:29PM -0600, Brian John wrote:
> Loren M. Lang wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 10:18:29AM -0600, Brian John wrote:
> > 
> >
<snip>
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>Well, I tried that and now I can't run realplayer at all.  This is what 
> >>happens:
> >>$ realplay
> >>/usr/local/lib/RealPlayer/realplay.bin: error while loading shared 
> >>libraries: libX11.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or 
> >>directory
> >>
> >>Any clue how I can fix this?
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Yea, with -rh9 they moved the X libraries to a seperate port,
> >x11/linux-XFree86-libs, install that and it should work.  You may have
> >to add some lines to /usr/compat/linux/etc/ld.so.conf and/or run
> >/usr/compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig.
> >
> Ok, I already have x11/linux-XFree86-libs port installed.  My ld.so.conf 
> is empty and when I try to run ldconfig nothing happens, it just returns 
> to the prompt.  Can you help me figure out what is going on here?  I'm 
> sorry that I don't know what I am doing but I am a newbie and I am 
> really trying to use FreeBSD as my main OS.

Add the following lines to /usr/compat/linux/etc/ld.so.conf:

/usr/lib
/usr/local/lib
/usr/X11R6/lib

Then re-run /usr/compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig.

> 
> Thanks again
> 
> /Brian

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