[vtkusers] vtk: error while loading shared libraries

[Mathieu Malaterre]

zl2k,

	3 solutions:
- Leave the default BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:OFF in your cmake configuration
- Set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH properly
- Or (I assume you are using VTK from CVS, or something like 5.0), you 
need to set VTK_USE_RPATH:ON

HTH
Mathieu

kdsfinger at gmail.com wrote:
> hi, there
> 
> I just installed the vtk in my fc3 linux box and here is what I got when 
> type "vtk mace.tcl":
> 
> vtk: error while loading shared libraries: libvtkCommonTCL.so.5.0: 
> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> 
> I searched google for the problem and found the following:
> 
> Todd Schneider wrote:
>>/ Hey everyone, I am having a problem with my program loading the shared
> />/ VTK libraries after compilation. I am running redhat 9. My code compiles
> />/ fine, and works perfectly under windows, but when after I compile and
> 
> />/ run "a.out" in Linux I get the error
> />/ 
> />/ error while loading shared libraries: libvtkCommon.so: cannot open
> />/ shared object file: No such file or directory
> 
> />/ 
> />/ I have put all the VTK.so files into the same directory as the
> />/ executable, as well as in /usr/local/bin, but still no luck- any help on
> />/ getting this resolved would be great! Thanks again,
> 
> />/ 
> /
> Shouldn't lib be in /use/local/lib makes more sense :))
> 
> Make sure also that this path is in either :
> - /etc/ld.so.conf
> - LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> 
> you can also run :
> $/sbin/ldconfig -v -n /usr/local/lib
> 
> 
> HTH
> mathieu
> 
> 
> I've put the /usr/local/lib in the /etc/ld.so.conf and I also did the 
> 
> $/sbin/ldconfig -v -n /usr/local/lib
> 
> but still no luck. I checked the /usr/local/lib and libvtkCommonTCL.so.5.0 is linked to libvtkCommonTCL.so.5.0.0 there.
> 
> Your kindly help is highly appreciated. Thanks ahead!
> 
> 
> zl2k
> 
> 
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