If you are running a 32 bit Pharo on a 64 bit Ubuntu, there is instructions for additional steps needed at https://pharo.org/gnu-linux-installation under the ‘Prepare 64-bit-Linux for 32bit Pharo’ heading
For encrypted mail use jgpfers...@protonmail.com Get a free account at ProtonMail.com Web: www.objectnets.net and www.objectnets.org > On May 21, 2018, at 00:18, Richard O'Keefe <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It's not just Windows users. I have Pharo 6.0 #605.40 > running under Linux Ubuntu version 17.10 and the cairo > library is definitely installed. > > Just starting Pharo is a little concerning: > ok@Herbrand:~/Smalltalk$ pharo > ioLoadModule(/home/ok/Pharo.d/pharo-vm/lib/pharo/5.0-201707201942/FT2Plugin.so): > libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > ioLoadModule(/home/ok/Pharo.d/pharo-vm/lib/pharo/5.0-201707201942/FT2Plugin.so): > libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > Yet these files exist. > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.a > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.la > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6 > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6.14.0 > > When I try any Roassal examples, I get > Error: cannot locate cairo library. Please check if it is installed ... > CairoLibrary(Object) error: > CairoLibrary unix32ModuleName > Unix32Platform ffiModuleName > CairoLibrayr(FFILibrary) moduleName > FFICalloutMethodBuilder moduleName > > The 32 is the clue. Apparently I'm running a 32-bit Pharo > with 64-bit libraries installed. Could this be the problem > on Windows? > > > On 21 May 2018 at 07:46, Guillermo Polito <guillermopol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Peter Uhnák <i.uh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> some Windows users are repeatedly running into Pharo failing to load Cairo >>> library on Windows (see stack screenshot at the bottom). >>> >>> The problem is that I have no idea how to even start debugging this. >>> >>> Is there some documentation on how Pharo loads libraries via FFI on Windows >>> that I can start digging into? >>> >>> Note that the library is definitely present, as this happens only >>> occasionally -- it can be fixed by restarting PC. But I cannot reasonably >>> ask users to restart just because Pharo decided it doesn't feel like >>> loading a library. >>> >>> Any pointers / docs / ideas appreciated. >> >> You can see the actual code from >> >> https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=findAndLoadModule%28char+*pluginName%2C+sqInt+ffiLoad%29&type= >> >> ? >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Peter >>> >>> <image.png> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Guille Polito >> Research Engineer >> Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille >> CRIStAL - UMR 9189 >> French National Center for Scientific Research - http://www.cnrs.fr >> >> Web: http://guillep.github.io >> Phone: +33 06 52 70 66 13 >
