From 8fd1a0d421c65bd8283cad0b558822530fc8a459 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:31:31 -0500 Subject: Provide 64-bit executable for libpng12 used by Debian-based distributions. --- doc/manual/2_Installation.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/manual') diff --git a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md index 397f227a..734d3cb5 100644 --- a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md +++ b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md @@ -55,7 +55,15 @@ 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 +trying to run the program. + +The most common occurance of this error is for the `libpng12` library on 64-bit +(x86\_64) Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions like Ubuntu because +`libpng12` has not been replaced in favor of the newer `libpng14`. If you are +experiencing this error, simply rename `textadept.lpng12` to `textadept`. The +former has been compiled to use `libpng12`. + +If the above situation did not apply to you, 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. -- cgit v1.2.3