[gobolinux-users] Trying to install nVIDIA - script may need update

[teique]

Nick Matteo wrote:
> On 3/31/07, teique <teique at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> !! /lib/libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.5.060500
>> *mmm*, the beggining of my Konsole history is lost by now :/
>> as I remember, I did
>> $ link -sf libGL.so.1.0.9755 /lib/libGL.so.1
>> so it was towards nvidia,
>> and then, by curiosity and to let ldconfig happen thru SymlinkProgram,
>> I run
>> $ SymlinkProgram nvidia
>> and it symlinked back again to mesa one...
>> $ /lib/libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.5.060500
>> (offtopic: I wonder if there is a way to default Konsole to unlimited
>> history on new sessions...)
>>     
>
> There certainly is, just set the history to unlimited, then choose
> "settings->save as default"
>
> SymlinkProgram nvidia shouldn't point anything towards mesa, unless
> the libGL.so.1 in the nvidia directory is pointing at
> libGL.so.1.5.060500?
>   
no, well usually after I fix something I keep it quiet ^^
but to make it sure I did:
$ SymlinkProgram mesa
and I got this symlink back up
$ libGL.so.1.5.060500 -> /Programs/Mesa/6.5/lib/libGL.so.1.5.060500
so this one was also restored:
$ libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.5.060500

then I did this manually, at /lib
$ ln -sf libGL.so.1.0.9755 libGL.so.1
so I get this in a fixed way
$ libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.0.9755

then to test, I run this
$ SymlinkProgram -c overwrite nvidia
and I get this pointing again to mesa one,
$ libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.5.060500
I mean, I see it points to the latest available library,
what is a good thing in my point of view,
so system keeps always updated to the latest available lib,

cuz of that I suggest (if proper, I dunno...), not to change -c overwrite
but to create a new option like -c forceoverwriteall,
just to be used in these specific cases

btw, if now I perform
$ SymlinkProgram firefox
it doesnt plays with libGL*
but if I do
$ SymlinkProgram wine
it does change libGL.so.1 back to mesa
so -c forceoverwriteall may prove useless,
unless there is some way to configure priority on conflicting libs,
lets say, nvidia libs take priority over other packages libs...
and this would be setup when -c forceoverwriteall was run...
anyway these are speculative, as I dunno how symlink idea works 
internally here :)

so the only way I can fix it, is to
$ rm /lib/libGL.so.1.5.060500
so after
$ SymlinkProgram nvidia
it keeps/is fixed again

I see the mesa one will be missing then at /lib
I dunno, what limitation it can cause as I dunno to what Mesa is used at 
all :),
considering nvidia is available instead,
I mean I believe I could remove mesa package w/o n problems...
despite I am not willing to do it any soon :)

(offtopic: btw, konsole history unlimited working to new opened konsoles 
XD, thxyo)


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