Paul (1st Year AICS) wrote:
> Any help as to how to get it to install and run properly would be
> appriciated.
Based on:
* SuSE Linux Professional 7.3 ,
* X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.8 sun4u) ,
* INSTALL_MOTIF_POPLOG ,
you clearly have the 'big gun Texan' approach:
"if you don't suceed at first, just use a bigger hammer,
otherwise just nuke-em-baby".
As a student, your end product is knowledge, NOT the biggest, most
complicated installation.
Consider that before you can experiment with AI algorithms on poplog,
you've got to get through the layers of complication of (for the route
you've chosen):
1. Motif
2. X-windows
3. Poplog
4. Linux
5. let's assume your computer is OK.
The pop-11 part of polog, alone, is a large system.
The non-X version is well matured and ample, with facilities for
several virtual-windows to allow you to multi-task.
The concept of successive refinement (start simple and keep control
while you elaborate) is a well proven method in computing - and life
in general.
As one with little knowledge/enthusiasm for Linux I'll try to analyse some
of your trace provided; more to give you a view of 'methods' of handling
such problems, rather than giving particular answers. I guess your task
is to learn AI, CS not specifically Linux ?
BTW I installed the minimum/simplest and still had problems.
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/poplog': File exists
I guess this was your second (or more) attempt ?
After the first attempt the directory `/usr/local/poplog' already existed,
so further/later attempts to re-make-dir are errors.
> ln: `lib//rclib.p': File exists
Again, once the link is made during the first install attempt, later re-linking
will show as an error.
> mv: cannot stat `/usr/local/poplog/local/help/latex': No such file or diretory
My version doesn't have this stuff. Which has its own *tar.gz
There's no point in adding to the bloat and complication by adding the
latex documentation (and the japanese text) when you're trying to get
started ? I.e. it's not need to run poglog.
> /usr/local/poplog/v15.53/pop/pop/basepop11: error while loading shared libraries: libtermcap.so.2:
This is IMPORTANT/essential.
My version has got the ELF executable: ./v15.53/pop/pop/basepop11
BTW, for navigating around the dir-tree,
viewing/editing/moving/copying files,
searching, changing permission ....and much more,
ALL VISUALLY !! you can't beat mc .
It's on most installations of linux.
Use it best in VT mode (non-X).
I usually have 4 or 5 VTs running it:
1 to build/edit my log,
a few to read documentation ; cut and paste to my log
some to navigate the dir-tree ...etc.
> /usr/local/poplog/v15.53/pop/pop/pop11: error while loading shared libraries: libtermcap.so.2:
Check that this file is present
On my installation RedHat6.2, a search (via mc) finds:
/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libtermcap.so.2
AND /lib/libtermcap.so.2
and then mc shows the links:
/lib/libtermcap.so.2 -> libtermcap.so.2.0.8
AND /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libtermcap.so.2 -> libtermcap.so.2.0.8
I guess the 2 executables (mc will show then as such):
/usr/local/poplog/v15.53/pop/pop/basepop11
AND /usr/local/poplog/v15.53/pop/pop/pop11
both need to find /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libtermcap.so.2
AND/OR /lib/libtermcap.so.2
Apparently in my case libtermcap.so.2 is just 'linked-on' to a later
version, which might be different for your installation.
> I typed rehash, as it says, then tried poplog pop11 +bhamxved and i get
> another error message:
This will only 'work' if your installation succeeded.
> > pop11: error while loading shared libraries: libtermcap.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No
> > such file or directory
That's good, since it suggests that shell call to 'pop11' tried something.
Do you know how to search if/where libtermcap.so.2 resides ?
I'm guessing it's OK if it (or a link to) is where mine are.
Talking about 'starting from a minimal system', it would be good if
one of our senior-members listed the dir tree of the essential file set.
-- Chris Glur.
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