Help building/running SDL/OpenGL code

[Roland Smith]

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 07:06:47PM +0200, Richard Mace wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 December 2009 18:28:07 you wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 05:36:19PM +0200, Richard Mace wrote:
> > > I developed a small molecular dynamics simulation under Linux some time
> > > ago. Since recently moving to FreeBSD I thought that I'd try to get it
> > > running here, too.
> > >
> > > However, although I am able to get the code to build, it dumps core --
> > > apparently before getting to any user code! During the build (linking
> > > phase) I get one error which seems to be a pointer to the source of the
> > > problem:
> > >
> > > =============================================
> > > gcc -Wall -L/usr/local/lib -o lennardjones main.o anim-thread.o ode.o
> > > gasdynamics.o eyedynamics.o -lSDL -lSDL_gfx -lm -lGLU
> > > /usr/bin/ld: warning: libm.so.3, needed by /usr/local/lib/libGL.so.1, may
> > > conflict with libm.so.5
> > > =============================================
> > > Note the last two lines. (I have included the two previous lines to show
> > > the dependent libraries, if that helps.)
> > 
> > Looks like the libGL supplied by nvidia was built for FreeBSD 5. Try
> > installing the /usr/ports/misc/compat5x port. That includes libm.so.3, and
> > might help.
> > 
> > If you are not running the GENERIC kernel, make sure your kernel contains
> >  the right COMPAT_FREEBSD5, COMPAT_FREEBSD6 and COMPAT_FREEBSD7 options.
> > 
> > Roland
> > 
> 
> Thanks, Roland. Apparently /usr/ports/misc/compat5x is installed:
> ============================================
> toutatis# make install clean
> ===>  Installing for compat5x-i386-5.4.0.8_11
> ===>   compat5x-i386-5.4.0.8_11 depends on file: 
> /usr/local/share/compat/locale/UTF-8/LC_CTYPE - found
> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ===>  Checking if misc/compat5x already installed
> ===>   compat5x-i386-5.4.0.8_11 is already installed
> =============================================
> 
> And...
> 
> ls -al /usr/local/lib/compat/libm.*
> -r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  120004 Dec 13 06:18 /usr/local/lib/compat/libm.so.
> 
> I am using the stock 8.0-RELEASE kernel on a 3-week old install.
> 
> Any other ideas on where the conflict/problem may lie?

What version of the nvidia driver are you using?

Have a look at the x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau port. Maybe that works for you?

(BTW, problems like these are why I avoid proprietary drivers like the plague)

Roland
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