[Fwd: [Fwd: guile-1.7.x and load-extension]]

[David Pirotte]

forgot to use reply-all ...

> Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> >
> >    From: Keith Wright <address@hidden>
> >    Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 20:12:11 -0500
> >
> >    > libtool-1.4.1-11
> >
> > sounds like an installation problem,
> > perhaps due to stale system hashes.
> >
> > the OP should check the commands libtool
> > executes for "make install" for correctness
> > and actual execution, and summarize here.
> >
> > libtool normally displays these commands to
> > stdout as it executes, but it is appreciated
> > if the summarization involves concise pruning.
> 
> I don't understand anything, not having any knowledge with respect to these 
> maters,
> but i'd like to solve my problem and I notice that if I pass the full path, 
> than it
> finds the proper shared library, such as:
> 
>         (define-module (struct gtrees))
>         (load-extension "/usr/local/lib/libgtrees.so" "init_gtrees_module")
> 
> but if I define the module as such:
> 
>         (define-module (struct gtrees))
>         (load-extension "libgtrees" "init_gtrees_module")
> 
> then the 'system' only looks for '.la' libraries and fails
> 
> Now, do you suggest to replace (reinstall) libtool? Is this safe to do? my 
> understanding is that
> quasi all my system, gnome ... depends on libtool, the one installed with the 
> distro,
> SuSE 7.3 in my case, and I am very skared that no software (gnumeric) will 
> work anymore if
> I de-install the actual rpm, compile/install a new libtool version
> 
> Am I wrong?
> Sorry to bother people who can jongle with these things, I can't
> 
> David