Posted by Notgiven on 05/18/06 01:50

"Toby Inkster" <usenet200605@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Notgiven wrote:
>
>> The file, libaspell.so.15, is in the /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/
>> directory.
>
> This is a very unusual place to install aspell -- you'd probably have more
> luck installing aspell through your distribution's packaging system which
> would place it in a more normal location.
>
> That said, your problem is that aspell doesn't know where to find its
> library file. To fix this, add "/usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/" to
> "/etc/ld.so.conf" (the syntax of that file is pretty self-explanatory) and
> then run "ldconfig". You'll need to do this as root.
>
> However, even after fixing this problem you may encounter other troubles
> caused by installing aspell into such a wierd place. Better to just delete
> it and re-install it via your package manager.
>
> --
> Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
> Contact Me ~ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/contact

I agree but this host runs redhat enterprise and does NOT allow access to
run rpm. I was able to edit the conf and run ldconfig

$ ldconfig
ldconfig: File /lib/libaspell.so is too small, not checked.
ldconfig: File /lib/libaspell.so.15 is too small, not checked.
ldconfig: File /lib/libpspell.so is too small, not checked.
ldconfig: File /lib/libpspell.so.15 is too small, not checked.
ldconfig: /lib/libpspell.so.15 is not a symbolic link
ldconfig: /lib/libaspell.so.15 is not a symbolic link
ldconfig: File /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/libaspell.so is too small, not
checked.
ldconfig: File /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/libaspell.so.15 is too small, not
checked.
ldconfig: File /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/libpspell.so is too small, not
checked.
ldconfig: File /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/libpspell.so.15 is too small, not
checked.
ldconfig: /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/libpspell.so.15 is not a symbolic link
ldconfig: /usr/local/bin/aspell/lib/libaspell.so.15 is not a symbolic link

Any ideas?

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