Are there plans to produce a version of Ox that runs under Red Hat
Linux 6.0? [Perhaps, this is a question that only Jurgen can
answer...] I have installed the compat*.rpm's, but they did not
help. If anyone manages to come up with a solution to this
problem, *please* let me know. Thank you. Francisco.
Dominic Mitchell wrote:
> >>>>> "mc" == Michael Creel <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>
> mc> I had the same problem, which was the reason my Redhat 6.0 experiment
> mc> only lasted an hour or so. I don't see any information in the readme's
> mc> or documentation that tells what library Ox 2.10 was compiled against
> mc> (Ox 2.0a was 2.7.2.3), and I can't tell from Redhat's web site what C
> mc> library they include, but I think it's clear that there is a version
> mc> incompatibility. FWIW, SuSe 6.0 works fine with both Ox and R.
>
> There is some confusion there. You are confusing the gnu compiler
> gcc-2.7.2.3 with library issues libc set of libraries. The major
> differences between RH5.x and RH6.0 is the use of the new glibc
> libraries. RH5.x was using glibc-2.0.x as oppose to glibc-2.1 for
> RH6.0 as their set of C libraries.
>
> Note that RedHat did not use the gcc-2.7.2.3 compiler for their
> packages other than the kernel. They have used the egcs compiler
> since at least RH5.1.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dominic.
>
> mc> I had a similar problem a while ago - SuSE 5.3 used libc 2.7.2.2 rather
> mc> than 2.7.2.3, so Ox 2.0 wouldn't run, though 1.20 would. I switched to
> mc> Debian 2.0 for a while. I understand that some RPMS will be available
> mc> for Ox. That's a nice idea, but it would also be nice, and more helpful,
> mc> to offer compiled versions that are linked against several of the widely
> mc> used library versions. At any rate, many thanks to Jurgen Doornik and
> mc> whoever is compiling Ox for Linux - switching Linux distributions every
> mc> once in a while is a small price to pay to use such a great package.
>
> mc> Francisco Cribari Neto wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Ox Users:
> >>
> >> I have just upgraded from Red Hat Linux 5.2 to version 6.0 (with GNOME),
> >> and I am running into a few troubles. Among other things, I am no longer
> >> able to run Ox. I get the following error message:
> >>
> >> [cribari@edgeworth install]$ ox
> >> ox: error in loading shared libraries: ox: undefined symbol: __setfpucw
> >>
> >> I also get the same error when trying to start R:
> >>
> >> [cribari@edgeworth install]$ R
> >> /usr/lib/R/bin/R.binary: error in loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/R/bin/R.binary: undefined symbol: __setfpucw
> >>
> >> This must be, I guess, a version compatibility problem. Has anyone had
> >> a similar problem? Any pointers/hints/suggestions? Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Best, FC.
> >>
> >> ________________________________________________________________________
> >>
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> >> Recife/PE, 50740-540, Brazil web: www.de.ufpe.br/~cribari/
> >>
> >> "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
> >> build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe
> >> trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe
> >> is winning." --Rich Cook
> >> ________________________________________________________________________
>
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