[vlc] Re: vlc install under Red Hat, failed dependencies

[Jason Luka]

Les LaZar wrote:

>Jason,
>
>I had the same problem described below earlier this month and you responded
>with the same suggestion:  Use --nodeps.
>
>I have now tried this under RH8 with the kernel updated to 2.4.20-19.9.
>
>The rpm command ran without error (only a warning about the security key).
>
>I entered the command vlc (with no switches) at the root prompt and got the
>error message:
>
>    vlc: /lib/libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by
>vlc)
>
>This file was in the list of failed dependencies.  In my system, file search
>shows this file located in /lib.  Once again, I am baffled.  What should I
>do to correct this (and the other "missing" files that I expect to show up,
>that are not really missing.)?
>
>Also, for testing purposes, when I get vlc running, is it possible to
>acquire a video image from a locally connected camera (plugged into a
>Hauppauge WinTV-Go card which works under xawtv) and display it on the local
>monitor?  If so, how?  The manual only describes setting up streaming.  Can
>I have the streaming server and client running simultaneously on the same
>machine?  Needless to say, since I couldn't locate any vlc files after the
>rpm command ran, neither could I locate the ./configure file to
>add --enable-v4l to activate video input.
>
>Ultimately, I want to send live video and audio from one system to a second
>system (Unicast?) over a wireless LAN (802.11b or g).  Is VideoLAN an
>appropriate application for this task?
>
>Thanks for your assistance.
>
>Les
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jason Luka" <jason at geshp.com>
>To: <vlc at videolan.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 3:25 PM
>Subject: [vlc] Re: [vlc]
>
>
>  
>
>>boni at dpc4.score.com wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>           I download your vlc ver. 6.2.2 into my red linux machine
>>>     and execute rpm -U *.rpm to create vlc executable to test reading
>>>     my mpeg3 file. this is the error i get back from executing the rpm
>>>     command above.
>>>
>>>  warning: a52dec-0.7.4-fr3.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
>>>Ae42d547b
>>>error: Failed dependencies:
>>>       libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by alsa-lib-0.9.6-1.fr
>>>       libXv.so.1 is needed by libdv-0.99-fr2
>>>       libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by libdv-0.99-fr2
>>>       libXv.so.1 is needed by mpeg2dec-0.3.2-0.20030701.1.fr
>>>       libXv.so.1 is needed by vlc-0.6.2-2
>>>       libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by vlc-0.6.2-2
>>>       libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by wxGTK-2.4.1-fr1
>>>       libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2) is needed by xosd-2.2.2-fr1
>>>
>>>   i had these two liibrary libXv.so.1 & libpthread.so.o reside in
>>>    /usr/x11r6/lib. please help resolve this problem.
>>>
>>>                                                 boni
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>It sounds to me like you're trying to install this on Red Hat 8.  I
>>can't guarantee it'll work great this way, but add --nodeps to your RPM
>>command.  It should bypass the dependency problems.
>>
>>Jason Luka
>>
>>    
>>
>
>
>  
>
Okay, try updating to glibc 2.3.2.  It's included with Red Hat 9, but 
you can get the file individually from the net.

Jason Luka

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