On Sunday 04 March 2007, Nigel Henry wrote: >On Sunday 04 March 2007 18:38, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Sunday 04 March 2007, Nigel Henry wrote: >> >I have a problem when compiling a library. I am upgrading Aldrin, a >> > music app. The latest version needs a library that used to be >> > integrated in Aldrin, but now needs to be installed separately. The >> > library "libzzub" doesn't seem to be available for FC5, at least not >> > in extras, or freshrpms. >> > >> >This library is built using scons, but when I su to root to do a >> > "scons install" it insists on running ldconfig, which it can't as >> > it's not calling /sbin/ldconfig, and lunches out saying there's a >> > problem. >> > >> >I had a look in /etc/profiles, and I'm sure on an earlier version of >> > FC, I added /sbin to the paths, but FC5 seems to be a bit different. >> > >> >What do I need to do, so that it is not necessary to call ldconfig >> >as /sbin/ldconfig? >> >> 'su -' maybe? > >Thanks Gene. I'd tried that, but then scons install was looking in the > /root directory for the SConstruct file, and it obviously wasn't there. > Darned computers! > >Nigel. Well, I'm not on speaking terms with scons, but if you intended that file to execute, you can either put it someplace in your $PATH, or cd to the directory containing it and "sh ./Sconstruct". I suspect that is not the problem, but its in that general category. Perhaps you need to set an env variable or something similar? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.