fp install fails, "no version information available" error and install is aborted.

[Kenneth Brody]

On 3/23/2016 11:04 PM, tony via Filepro-list wrote:
> hi experts
> During the 5.8 filepro install i have overcome the "not found" issues. Now i
> get a "no version information available" error. Please see below screen shot
> of error during attempt to install filepro.
> i appreciate your help

It looks like the libxml2 that you installed does not include version 
information in it.  (I think I've seen that before on some systems, where it 
gives you a warning, rather than an error.)

What does this show?

     strings /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2 | grep LIBXML2_

(Mine shows 38 items, from "LIBXML2_2.4.30" up to "LIBXML2_2.7.4".)

It also looks like the libc is too old, that it's pre-2.7.  If you do this, 
you'll see what version(s) it supports:

     strings /lib64/libc.so.6 | grep GLIBC_

Note that 2.7 is from October 2007.  How old is your Linux?

On my 64-bit Linux, I get:

=====
GLIBC_2.2.5
GLIBC_2.2.6
GLIBC_2.3
GLIBC_2.3.2
GLIBC_2.3.3
GLIBC_2.3.4
GLIBC_2.4
GLIBC_2.5
GLIBC_2.6
GLIBC_2.7
GLIBC_2.8
GLIBC_2.9
GLIBC_2.10
GLIBC_2.11
GLIBC_2.12
GLIBC_PRIVATE
=====


>
> thanks
> old tony
> tony at ynotsoftware.com
>
> text of error during install below:
> =========================================
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>
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> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint: /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2: no version information
> available (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint: /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2: no version information
> available (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.7' not found
> (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint: /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2: no version information
> available (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint: /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2: no version information
> available (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.7' not found
> (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dxmaint)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk: /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2: no version information
> available (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk: /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2: no version information
> available (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk)
> /fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.7' not found
> (required by /fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk)
> Unlinking new install
> Removing /appl/fp_v
> Removing /appl/filepro
> Removing /appl/fpmerge
> Removing /appl/tmp
> Removing /appl
>

-- 
Kenneth Brody