Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello,

I am testing out a product on the new release of AIX 6.1 and have encountered a problem. The product requires the file /usr/lib/libMrm.a to run. However, my installation of AIX 6.1 did not have that file in the /usr/lib directory. I was able to fix the problem by copying the file from another computer with AIX 5.3 installed on it. While this is fine for testing purposes, it is not a satisfactory solution in the long run.

Does anyone know if libMrm.a is included in a software bundle, or has it been deprecated? If it is not included in a software bundle, is there some other library that has replaced it?

Thanks!

Originally posted by: orphy

Don't have a 6.1 box to play with yet but assuming that they didn't move the lib to a different fileset/RPM, you can go to the 5.3 box and do one of the followings and it should tell you where it came from.

lslpp -w /usr/lib/libMrm.a
rpm -qf /usr/lib/libMrm.a
Orphy

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Thanks!

Here is what I got from lslpp:

File Fileset Type
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/usr/lib/libMrm.a X11.motif.lib Symlink

And here is what I got from rpm:

file /usr/lib/libMrm.a is not owned by any package

So, it seems as though libMrm.a was installed by default, as it is listed as a requisite for CDE. So either it was relegated to a package in 6.1 or removed/replaced.

I guess lack of community support is the price one must pay for early adoption.

Originally posted by: orphy

I'm guess that they might have moved it to a compat fileset in 6.1 which means it won't get installed by default or that they moved it to a different location but since I haven't played with 6.1 yet, I really can't say. Have you tried doing a find for it? Maybe an IBM guy can jump in to help you out.

See section 11.3.3 for a hint.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg247559.html?Open
Orphy

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi,
I' playing with my AIX 6.1 and what I found about the library you asked, is this:
It is a X11.motif library. In AIX 6.1 the version of this library is R7. If you want an older version
you can install the X11.motif.compat libraries ( for compatibility ).

Fileset File
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Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
X11.motif.lib 6.1.0.0
/usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7/libUil.a
/usr/lib/libUil.a -> /usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7/libUil.a
/usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7/libMrm.a
/usr/lib/libMrm.a -> /usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7/libMrm.a
/usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7
/usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7/libXm.a
/usr/lib/libXm.a -> /usr/lpp/X11/lib/R7/libXm.a
/usr/lpp/X11/bin/xmbind
It should be installed in the base installation Fileset.
Bye

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Great, that is exactly what I'm looking for.

Thanks!