Re: installation on slackware


Subject: Re: installation on slackware
From: Albert Wagner (alwagner@tcac.net)
Date: Tue Jan 09 2001 - 21:55:35 CST


Albert Wagner wrote:
>
> Albert Wagner wrote:
> >
> > The slackware tgz package from:
> >
> > http://www.abisource.com/dl_linux_intel.phtml#tgz
> >
> > installs but does not execute...
> >
> > ~/pkg/gnome
> > $ installpkg abisuite-0.7.12.i386.tgz
> > Installing package abisuite-0.7.12.i386.tgz...
> >
> > ~/pkg/gnome
> > $ abiword
> > /usr/bin/AbiWord_d: error while loading shared libraries:
> > libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file
> > or directory ^
> >
> > This is true; libstdc++-libc6.1-2.so.3 is installed on my machine. I am
> > running slackware7.1, icewm, gnome.
> >
>
> Ditto for abisuite-0.7.12-Linux_i386_dynamic.tar.gz.
>
> BTW, on the above link I am told to report problems with the dist
> tarballs here; Otherwise I wouldn't be bothering you on dev list.
> Also, just curious: can abiword print a page count yet?

Ditto for source tarballs...
That's it folks. If you can't even build a decent tarball, then to hell
with abiword. I feel like charlie brown kicking the football. For
years now, I have kept track of abiword waiting for it to become ready
for prime time. I think you people should try to finish basic
functionality on a single platform before you waste time trying to port
to every OS and every language. bye.



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