Missing /usr/lib/libGL.la so libdrm will not compile

trixtrax · n00b Joined: 06 May 2010 Posts: 8

Hello everyone,

So, I have an interesting problem. I am on the road to updating my system up to xwindows 1.7 (from xwindows 1.6.x) and KDE 4.4 (from KDE 4.2).

Wanting to get everything fresh and crispy again, I began to do a emerge -e system. In the process I removed some blocking packages, then reinstalled their counterparts.

One package was mesa.

When trying to install the new mesa 7.7 (from mesa 6.x) it bails out on the compilation of libdrm due to a missing /usr/lib/libGL.la . :oops:

Now, I have no clue how to fix this chicken and egg problem since libdrm is required by mesa, but since mesa isn't installed anymore libdrm is missing /usr/lib/libGL.la so it cannot compile.

My best guess is that on a fresh install, some package provides /usr/lib/libGL.la so that xwindows components that need the file can install up to mesa which provides the file???

Any help would be much appreciated. What I thought would be a short process is now turning into one hard road!

Thank you so much!

netfab · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject:

Maybe :

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 9:18 pm Post subject:

trixtrax,

Welcome to the forums.

Check your

trixtrax · n00b Joined: 06 May 2010 Posts: 8

Thank you both for the suggestions. Thank you for welcoming me to the forums.

I have tried lafilefixer, it finishes, but does not fix the problem, because /usr/bin/libGL.la is missing due to my unfortunate uninstall of mesa. Also, mesa 7.7 will not install because it requires libdrm as a dep, which libdrm needs /usr/bin/libGL.la (which is provided by mesa..). So, the chicken and the egg problem.

Also, whatever implementation I select in eselect, the files are still missing due to what I stated above.

Hmm...

Anon-E-moose · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject:

x11-libs/libdrm doesn't depend on mesa

Edit to add: Ah, I see an indirect dependency (from following post)
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chithanh · Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject:

This is because of an automagic cairo dependency. See here or here.

trixtrax · n00b Joined: 06 May 2010 Posts: 8

chithanh,

It appears it was a cairo issue. Funny, I looked at that bug report, but I received merely an error from libtool saying that the file /usr/lib/libGL.so was missing, so I didn't think that was it. I am sorry I am working for a console so I cannot relay actual console messages. librm did install fine now, I reinstalled cairo as well. Upon trying to install mesa again, I am getting an error in libX11 dealing with libjpeg.so.62 which appears to be a ghostscript-gpl issue. This was a problem I was having in some other apps. So, anyway, I am trying to do a emerge -e system and hopefully it will complete this time and clear up those problems I have been having!

I will post here the results either way. Thank you for your assistance.

trixtrax · n00b Joined: 06 May 2010 Posts: 8

I can confirm that uninstalling cairo, then installing libdrm works and libdrm completes without errors. Thank you all your your help.