nppdf.so: undefined symbol "__ctype_b_loc"

[Warren Block]

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Xiao-Yong Jin wrote:

> Hi all, after upgrading firefox and acroread, I got this when I tried
> to use the plugin,
>
> LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /usr/X11R6/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/ENU/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so [/usr/X11R6/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/ENU/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so: Undefined symbol "__ctype_b_loc"]
>
> I have these lines in my /etc/libmap.conf,
>
> # Acrobat7 with Mozilla/Firebird/Galeon/Epiphany/Konqueror/Kazehakase
> [/usr/X11R6/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/ENU/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so]
> libc.so.6                       pluginwrapper/acrobat.so
>
> Bug?  Or my configuration fault?

My configuration is the same (with 6-STABLE as of yesterday) and I get 
the same error trying to view PDFs within seamonkey.  This has happened 
earlier this year, but I can't recall when it was fixed or if it was 
avoided by backing down to a previous version of acroread.

Please file a PR.

In the short term, you can use portdowngrade to go back to the previous 
version of acroread7, or just save the PDF from within the browser and 
use the command-line version of acroread.  In the not-quite-as-short 
term, hopefully nork can fix this.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA