This might work, but I suppose that I cannot expect end users to do it in their computer.
Thank you Fulvio Senore Il 17/06/2016 18:01, Ismael L. Donis Garcia ha scritto: > You can solve it with: > > cd /usr/lib > ln -sf libncursesw.so.6.0 libncurses.so.5 > > I have tried it in Manjaro > > Best Regards > ======== > | ISMAEL | > ======== > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fulvio Senore" <mail...@fsoft.it> > To: "For discussion among Firebird Developers" > <firebird-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 9:12 AM > Subject: [Firebird-devel] Problem with Firebird 2.1 embedded and libncurses6 > (Linux) > > >> I have developed a couple of open source programs that use Firebird as >> an embedded database. The programs are some years old so they use >> version 2.1. >> >> I am using an embedded setup under Linux with a copy of Firebird that I >> compiled at the time and everything worked fine until now. I compiled in >> an old distribution and I created an archive file that contained >> everything is needed to run the programs: in this way I have been able >> to have a single file that worked on every distribution. I do not have >> the resources to build custom versions for different distributions. >> >> Now some users are reporting that the program does not run under newer >> distributions because those distros ship with libncurses 6 and firebird >> has been built against version 5. >> The problem can be solved by installing the libncurses 5 package but it >> looks like this package is not available under Arch, for example. >> Moreover not all users are experienced enough to install that package. >> >> Of course I might build Firebird in a distribution using libncurses 6 >> but this would require doubling the effort and users ought to know which >> version to download. >> >> I think that a solution might be to statically link libncurses with >> Firebird but I don't know if it would work. >> I checked and the following files link to libncurses: >> >> libfbembed.so >> intl/fbintl >> bin/fb_lock_mgr >> >> do you know if it is safe to statically link libncurses? >> >> My Linux knowledge is rather limited: if statically linking is safe do >> you have suggestions on how to do it? Should I change something in the >> makefiles or should I use some ambient variable or should I do something >> else? >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Fulvio Senore >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and >> traffic >> patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols >> are >> consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, >> J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity >> planning >> reports. http://sdm.link/zohomanageengine >> Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic > patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are > consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, > J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning > reports. http://sdm.link/zohomanageengine > Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. http://sdm.link/zohomanageengine Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
