Open Source Development

Power Open Source Development

Explore the open source tools and capabilities for building and deploying modern applications on IBM Power platforms including AIX, IBM i, and Linux.


#Power


#Power

 View Only
Expand all | Collapse all

Info need to add dependency for gettext

  • 1.  Info need to add dependency for gettext

    Posted Sun November 11, 2018 10:28 AM

    Originally posted by: Teej42


    I just upgraded RPM.RTE on a new server, and tried to install info.  From the install:

    $ sudo -H rpm -Uvh info-6.3-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm         
    Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
    Updating / installing...
       1:info-6.3-1                       warning: /opt/freeware/info/dir created as /opt/freeware/info/dir.rpmnew
    ################################# [100%]
    Could not load program /sbin/install-info:
            Dependent module libintl.a(libintl.so.8) could not be loaded.
    Could not load module libintl.a(libintl.so.8).
    System error: No such file or directory

    Please check that /etc/info-dir does exist.
    You might have to rename it from /etc/info-dir.rpmsave to /etc/info-dir.

    libintl.a is part of gettext.

    Note:  Info had to be reinstalled:

    $ sudo -H rpm -Uvh info-6.3-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
            package info-6.3-1.ppc is already installed
    $ sudo -H rpm -ev info
    Preparing packages...
    install-info: warning: no entries found for `/opt/freeware/info/info-stnd.info.gz'; nothing deleted
    info-6.3-1.ppc
    warning: /opt/freeware/info/dir saved as /opt/freeware/info/dir.rpmsave

    $ sudo -H rpm -Uvh info-6.3-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
    Updating / installing...
       1:info-6.3-1                       ################################# [100%]
    Please check that /etc/info-dir does exist.
    You might have to rename it from /etc/info-dir.rpmsave to /etc/info-dir.

     


    #AIXOpenSource
    #AIX-Open-Source-Software


  • 2.  Re: Info need to add dependency for gettext

    Posted Mon November 12, 2018 05:48 AM

    Originally posted by: AyappanP


    Thanks for reporting it. We will add the gettext dependency.


    #AIX-Open-Source-Software
    #AIXOpenSource