error while loading shared libraries

[val461]

Hello, I ran the installer Shoes 3.3.4 for Linux 64 bit that I got from the downloads page. The install seemed successful, but when I later tried to run the file ~/.shoes/walkabout/shoes, I got the following message:

~/.shoes/walkabout/shoes-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgif.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I noticed that the walkabout folder had a file named libgif.so.4.1.6, so I made a link to it named libgif.so.4, and now Shoes seems to work.

[ccoupe]

I'm glad you got it working and thanks for reporting the bug. Which linux distro are you using?

[ccoupe]

@Fornost461, I've got a Shoes 3.3.5 beta for Linux 64 that has sym links for all the included libraries, just in case they trip you up later. Should you care to to try it you'll have to un-install (from the menu, if you have them) Not in your menus? rm -rf ~/.shoes/walkabout/* and then install the beta (anything new in 3.3.5 won't cause a problem since you don't know whats new with it so you can't try the new stuff which is undocumented. Risk free because Shoes only lives in per user(~) locations.

[val461]

I am using Arch Linux. I installed the beta, thank you! (Is there an upgrade system, though? Do I have to check the project's page regularly to see if a new version is up?)

[IanTrudel]

(Is there an upgrade system, though? Do I have to check the project's page regularly to see if a new version is up?)

Hi @Fornost461, glad to meet you. We do not have an upgrade system at the moment. It would be really nice but we are tiny-tiny team. We explored the possibility with QtIFW #331. You are welcomed to contribute on anything or everything. :) :) :)

[val461]

Hi @backorder ! I am a new Ruby newbie, so I may not contribute much codewise right now. I thought that upgrades are an important thing to mention, so I edited the wiki.
By the way, I noticed a broken link on the page of tutorials: the link to the RDocs (edit: I filled a ticket).

[IanTrudel]

Coding is not the only way to contribute. Reporting issues, writing documentation, testing things around, feedback, etc. are meaningful contributions. We recently created a Facebook page aka #380.

What kind of projects are you interested in doing in Shoes?

[ccoupe]

Do I have to check the project's page regularly to see if a new version is up?

Releases are mentioned on the mailling list and my blog. There's no particular schedule - when enough new things are added plus bugfixs and it seems like a long time since the last release (3 to 6 months).

If you watch the traffic here at github you'll know about the betas which can change frequently depending on which git branch is being worked on and in this case to fix a problem.

This is a it doesn't work issue so it needs to be fixed asap and known as 3.3.4 to replace what is there.

[val461]

What kind of projects are you interested in doing in Shoes?

I would like to make an organizational assistant.

Releases are mentioned on the mailling list and my blog.

Ok, thanks!

[ccoupe]

Closing.

[zipizap]

Also happening with shoes-3.3.5-gtk3-armhf.install

After installing it will not start and if launched from command-line will show

pi@raspberrypi:~/.shoes/walkabout $ ./shoes
/home/pi/.shoes/walkabout/shoes-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgif.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Workaround/solution: after installing shoes, run:
ln -s ~/.shoes/walkabout/libgif.so.4{.1.6,}

And it will then work

[ccoupe]

Damn, I thought I fixed that. I must have skipped the pi. Thanks for reporting.

[ccoupe]

@zipizap you might be better served by using the Shoes 3.3.6 beta for rpi. It fixes the symlinks to all the libraries.

[zipizap]

Many thanks Cecil for the quick answer - for the meantime I'll try with the current version, as this is just a hobby project with very little time for it :) Thanks

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On 8 February 2018 at 05:20, Cecil Coupe ***@***.***> wrote: @zipizap <https://github.com/zipizap> you might be better served by using the Shoes 3.3.6 beta for rpi. <https://walkabout.mvmanila.com/public/shoes/shoes-3.3.6-gtk3-armhf.install> It fixes the symlinks to all the libraries. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#392 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAKUyPINtgTnea2Uu9MqiEMV-U8Mz5FLks5tSnYigaJpZM4Qq9JB> .

[ccoupe]

You know what to do when jpeg, svg or yaml throws an exception . Gif (png) just happens to be used at start up. you can trigger the others working with Manual->Furthermore->Sample

[zipizap]

Ok, thanks for the heads-up Ill have it into account

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On 10 Feb 2018 05:46, "Cecil Coupe" ***@***.***> wrote: You know what to do when jpeg, svg or yaml throws an exception . Gif (png) just happens to be used at start up. you can trigger the others working with Manual->Furthermore->Sample — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#392 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAKUyLTXHkFktvx5qct2DrbbOYdfGIeMks5tTR8KgaJpZM4Qq9JB> .