Problem Installaing GNU TAR 1.15

[Rafael Casero]

I downloaded GNU TAR 1.15, after installing it I’m getting the following errors.

1. /usr/lib/dld.sl: Can't open shared library: /usr/local/lib/libiconv.sl
/usr/lib/dld.sl: No such file or directory

After creating a link to /opt/gnome/lib, it resolved the above library, but got the below error after.

2./usr/lib/dld.sl: Unresolved symbol: libintl_bindtextdomain (code) from /usr/local/bin/tar

HELP!!!

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom Rafeal,

You may wish to take one of the following actions.

1) Create a directory soft link that points form where the system expects gnu tar is to where it actually is.

2) Alter your PATH and SHLIB_PATH environment variables to accommodate gnu tar.

SEP

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

The standard *error* again of enabling localization in such a basic utility.

/me hates NLS/localization

I would suggest to either create gtar from source

# configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-nls

Or install the sucking gettext and iconv packages from the same site you got this tar from and prevent suckage like this for other packages coming from that site.

Sometimes I wish I could turn back time, so I would be able to convince open source maintainers that --disable-nls should be the *default* for building packages, and that --enable-nls should be an option with about 73 questions like M$ "are you sure" and "are you really really sure"

I'm not even talking yet about the fact that you need that *TWICE* if you run both 32bit and 64bit utilities with localization enabled.

Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

[Rafael Casero]

Thanks both,

I'm currently trying to download "iconv" packages, can't find it.

I was able to get "gettext"

Any specail process for installing both of these packages.

Thanks, for all your help.

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi

Can you download and install from here,

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Development/Libraries/libiconv-1.10/

You can use # swinstall -s libiconv to install it.

Make sure you install Runtime dependancies as well.

-Arun