[vlc] Re: Failed dependencies...again

[Les LaZar]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Luka" <jason at geshp.com>
To: <vlc at videolan.org>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:53 AM
Subject: [vlc] Re: Failed dependencies...again


> Les LaZar wrote:
>
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > I am still trying, unsuccessfully, to install vlc (0.6.1-1) on my Via
> > C3-based system under Linux.
> >
> > At the advice of this list, I upgraded my Linux from Red Hat 8 to Red
> > Hat 9 (kernel 2.4.20-19.9).  Then I placed the Red Hat vlc package
> > into /tmp/vlc-files and ran: rpm -U *.rpm
> >
> > It reported only one failed dependency this time:  libasound.so.2
> > (this is some progress; under Red Hat 8 I got three missing files
> > reported <wan smile>).
> >
> > So I got the alsa 0.9.6 package into /tmp/ALSA-FIles and did the
> > ./configure, make, make install, and ./snddevices without apparent
> > error.  Also modified /etc/module.conf with all the alias commands
> > specified in the Via audio driver app note.  The sound appears to
> > work.  Detect sound card functions as does xawtv.  The system will
> > also play audio CD's using CD Player.
> >
> > Tried to rpm the vlc package again with the same result...missing the
> > libasound.so.2 file.  A file search starting at / reports no file found.
> >
> > Once again I am stumped.  Please advise.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Les
> >
>
> RPM makes a database of files that were installed using the RPM
> program.  Even if the file is on the drive, if you didn't install
> libasound.so.2 through RPM, it's going to come up as missing.  Try
> installing the alsa-lib package from the VLC page.

Jason,

Thanks for the tip.  I will try that.

In the meantime.  Exactly where is the libasound.so.2 file supposed to
reside?  Last time I went through this exercise it was in /usr/lib (under RH
8).  Now I can't locate it at all.

Les


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