Problem with shared library on HP integrity superdome

[yangxunj]

Hello! I'm now having a problem with my work on a HP integrity superdome server (itanium 2 CPU & HP-UX 11).
I need to run a software on the server, but there is only binary executable files available, no source code, I downloaded the IA64 edition and tried running it, only to have the error message:

interpreter "/lib/ld-linux-ia64.so.2" not found
file link resolves to "/usr/lib/ld-linux-ia64.so.2"
exec(2): could not load a.out

I have consulted the administrator, who told me that the software requires a lib file that doesn’t exist in the server /lib directory. Someone say that, to copy a ld-linux-ia64.so file from somewhere to the /lib directory may help, so I’m here asking for help, does anyone who uses itanium-based computer have this lib file? Could you please send one to me? Deeply appreciate your help!


thanks!

[Laurent Menase]

The best is to contact your application vendor support.
If your application is related to OV then contact hp OV support.

[Dennis Handly]

Here is the same reply I made in the BS forum:
>interpreter "/lib/ld-linux-ia64.so.2" not found

This appears to be the LRE:
http://www.hp.com/go/LRE

Have you downloaded the LRE by now and tried it?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

This application was clearly compiled for Linux.

Linux applications won't run under HP-UX.

The application needs to either be compiled under HP-UX or an HP-UX binary set must be installed.

SEP

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

>SEP: This application was clearly compiled for Linux.

Yes, that's true, I thought of that later but I assumed that yangxunj knew it was for HP-UX.

>Linux applications won't run under HP-UX.

The LRE beta would enable them to run on HP-UX if compiled on Integrity Linux.

[yangxunj]

Thank you all for your reply, especially Handly!
These days I was trying to help he who wrote the program to connect to this HP superdome to compile it, but he seems to be busy recently and I have lost contact with him for a week. That's why I am now looking for other possible solutions to this problem.
I have just downloaded LRE, and met with some problem with the installation of the source code edition, upon typing './configure' I received the following error info:

hpsuser\:$ ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... ia64-hp-hpux11.23
*** The GNU C library is currently not available for this platform.
*** So far nobody cared to port it and if there is no volunteer it
*** might never happen. So, if you have interest to see glibc on
*** this platform visit
*** http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/porting.html
*** and join the group of porters

The glibc web page says that GNU C lib currently supports Hurd and Linux only, HP-UX is not supported, so I guess it is impossible to install from source code.
Besides, I have also downloaded the rpm package and depot package, I have sent the rpm one to the administrator and asked him to try installing it for me. As to the depot package, I'm not familiar with it now... Can anyone tell me something about installing using depot packages? THANKS A LOT!!!

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

> Can anyone tell me something about installing using depot packages?

The link to which Dennis first pointed you documents the 'swinstall' command to use with the depot file.

Regards!

...JRF...

[yangxunj]

Thanks, I just ignored it..