Re: [LI] Problems installing Wine

["K.Nikhil Shankar" <nikhilwiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Shibajyoti Das <shibajyoti@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 11:37 PM
Subject: [LI] Problems installing Wine


> error: failed dependencies:
> libMesaGL.so.3 is needed by wine-990314-1
>
> I have compiled the MesaLib sources available from PCQ Aug'99 CD,
installed the
> libraries and  set up the links as directed in  MesaLib-3.0/README.X11
file.
>

Since u have compiled the sources and installed it, the RPM database is not
updated. and RPM checks its database to check if the file dependencies
listed in the RPM u r trying to install, exist on u're disk.

> I have no idea as to how shared libraries work, but at least I can tell
you
> that there is an executable file called ' libMesaGL.so.3.0 ' which is
softlinked
> to libMesaGL.so.3 in the /usr/local/lib/. Also the demos included in the
Mesalib
> tarballs  ( i.e. MesaLib-3.0/demos when extracted) are working properly.
>
> Now where am I going wrong and how do I install Wine. Please help.
>

Just force it with a --force appended to the RPM command. That should see u
thru.

Nikhil.


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