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Cannot run 4GL on SuSE

Posted in 2004

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Connectivity: ESQL/C, 4GL & Embedded SQL

Neil Truby — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Online 5.20 / 4GL 7.31UC3 on Suse Server 8: When I try to run the i4gldemo program I get: i4gldemo INFORMIX-4GL Sample Database and Examples Installation Script /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-suse-linux/3.3/../../../../i486-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lcurses collect2: ld returned 1 exit status Dropping existing stores7 database .... /usr/informix/5.20/demo/fgl/en_us/0333/i4gldemo: line 168: ./mkstore4: No such file or directory Unable to drop existing stores7 database.\\n My /usr/lib looks like this: ll /usr/lib/*curses* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 436456 Mar 13 2003 /usr/lib/libncurses++.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 436792 Mar 13 2003 /usr/lib/libncurses++w.a -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6103138 Mar 13 2003 /usr/lib/libncurses.a lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Mar 9 18:40 /usr/lib/libncurses.so -> /lib/libncurses.so.5.3 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 226551 Mar 14 2003 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.1.9.7a lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Mar 9 18:49 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.2.1 -> libncurses.so.1.9.7a lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Mar 9 18:49 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.4 -> libncurses.so.4.2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 298638 Mar 14 2003 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.4.2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 9 18:40 /usr/lib/libncursesw.so -> libncursesw.so.5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Mar 9 18:37 /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5 -> libncursesw.so.5.3 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 348387 Mar 13 2003 /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5.3 Any ideas please? Cheers Neil

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Scott Burns — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Neil Truby wrote: >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 9 18:40 >/usr/lib/libncursesw.so -> libncursesw.so.5 >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Mar 9 18:37 >/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5 -> libncursesw.so.5.3 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 348387 Mar 13 2003 >/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5.3 > > > > It's a long shot, but try installing ncurses4 compatibility libraries. -- Scott Burns Mirrabooka Systems Tel +61 7 3857 7899 Fax +61 7 3857 1368

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Neil Truby — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Scott Burns" <scott@mirrabooka.com> wrote in message news:qe74c.378$IH5.21519@news.optus.net.au... > Neil Truby wrote: > > >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 9 18:40 > >/usr/lib/libncursesw.so -> libncursesw.so.5 > >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Mar 9 18:37 > >/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5 -> libncursesw.so.5.3 > >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 348387 Mar 13 2003 > >/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5.3 > > > > > > > > > It's a long shot, but try installing ncurses4 compatibility libraries. Still have the same problem: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-suse-linux/3.3/../../../../i486-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lcurses collect2: ld returned 1 exit status Has anyone got 4GL running on SuSE Linux? thanks Neil

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