RPM error with PGP 6.5.8 installation

[FS]

On 9/27/05, Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 16:05 -0400, FS wrote:
> > On 9/26/05, Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 15:10 -0400, FS wrote:
> > > > [Cross posted to Fedora list]
> > > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > While trying to install PGP 6.5.8 cmd line RPM (downloaded from
> > > > http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/unix/6.5.8/) , I'm
> > > > getting the following error:
> > > >
> > > > root at c7504s98 /usr/local/downloads/PGP$ rpm -Uvh
> > > > PGPcmdln_6.5.8_Lnx_FW.rpm
> > > > error: Failed dependencies:
> > > >         libstdc++.so.2.8 is needed by pgp-6.5.8-rsaref658
> > > >
> > > > I googled on this and found some tips to ln -s the current version
> > > > (libstdc++.so.5.0.5) to libstdc++.so.2.8 but that doesn't work too.
> > >
> > > Did they also tell you to rerun ldconfig after making the link?
> > >
> > > > I'm not too sure what the lib files are used for, but it seems that
> > > > the 5.0.5 would be newer than the 2.8.
> > > >
> > > > Any help/tips/pointers appreciated!
> > >
> > > The package you got was designed the older library.  That's what it's
> > > linked against so you have to satisfy it somehow.  There's two ways to
> > > do that:
> > >
> > > Set up the symlink as the google search told you, and run "ldconfig -v"
> > > so the linker knows about it.  This may satisfy rpm.
> > >
> > > Force the RPM to load via "rpm -ivh --force --nodeps".  I don't
> > > recommend that.  The RPMwill install, but it may not work properly.
> > >
> > > If you insist on keeping that C library, then I'd REALLY suggest you
> > > download the source RPM and rebuild it.
>
> > Thanks for the response Rick.
> >
> > Trying both ways didn't work. When I force the RPM to install and then
> > try to run PGP it gives an error
> >
> > pgp: relocation error: pgp: undefined symbol: __eh_pc
>
> I was concerned about that.  One worries when you have to do a "--force"
> or "--nodeps" on an RPM install.
>
> The version of PGP you got was built for a different library set and it
> doesn't surprise me one iota that it wouldn't work.
>
> > Downloaded the source from the pgpi site and tried to run the build.sh
> > from there and it also gave me a spectacular multi-line error and then
> > quit. Error shown was:
> >
> > g++ -g -O2 -g  main.o args.o pgp.o getopt.o fileio.o config.o
> > doencode.o dodecode.o lists.o keyview.o keygen.o keyadd.o keyremove.o
> > keyedit.o keyexport.o keymaint.o keysign.o keyrevoke.o more.o groups.o
> > match.o misc.o pgpAcquireEntropy.o pgpLanguage.o
> > ../shared/pgpDiskWiper.o ../shared/pgpClientErrors.o -o pgp
> > -L/usr/local/lib -L../../../libs/pfl -L../../../libs/pgpcdk/unix
> > -L/lib/linux -lPGPui -lPGPsdkNetwork -lPGPsdk -lpfl -lpthread  -lm
> > -lnsl
> > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lPGPui
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> > make: *** [pgp] Error 1
>
> The problem you describe above is a missing library...libPGPui.so  I
> don't think its available in an RPM for FC1.  You'd need to get the
> source for that and build it first, THEN build PGP.  You're manually
> satisfying the dependencies now.
>
> > So for now, as someone suggested in the Fedora list, the option is to
> > run GPG and hope that it really is as compatible as everyone says it
> > is.
>
> GPG is VERY compatible, integrated well into the system and, as a
> result, a LOT easier to manage.  I use GPG almost exclusively.
>
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>

Rick -- Thanks for the informative answer. I gotta ask you this! How
in the world is one supposed to know about all these dependencies and
missing libraries with names sounding like the martians have invaded
and started renaming files...

What would you recommend as a starting point to understand all the
libraries, their function, and how they all fit in the big picture as
far as Linux goes?

Thanks as always for your help Rick!

Faisal