From 239343c9aec7104d2635e5c810987d2cab8ce912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:45:19 -0500 Subject: Improved documentation for Linux installation problems. --- doc/manual/2_Installation.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/manual/2_Installation.md') diff --git a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md index e4f9a2b7..397f227a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md +++ b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md @@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ Unpack the archive anywhere. Run Textadept by running symlink to the executable in your `PATH` (e.g. `/usr/bin`) or make a GNOME, KDE, XFCE, etc. button or menu launcher. +##### Problems + +It is difficult to provide a single binary that runs on all Linux platforms +since the versions of software installed vary widely from distribution to +distribution. Because the Linux version of Textadept uses the version of GTK +installed on your system, an error like: `error while loading shared libraries: +: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory` may occur when +trying to run the program. If this happens, do not be alarmed, the solution is +actually quite painless even though it requires recompiling Textadept. See the +[compiling](12_Compiling.html) page for more information. + #### Mac OSX Unpack the archive and move `textadept.app` to your user or system -- cgit v1.2.3