problem installing gnupg-2.0.9

Ladislav Hagara ladislav.hagara at unob.cz
Mon Apr 14 11:33:52 CEST 2008


>> I can't seem to get the above installed. I get the below at the end of
>>
>> *** You need libgcrypt to build this program.
>> **  This library is for example available at
>> ***   ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgcrypt/
>> *** (at least version 1.2.2 using API 1 is required.)
>> ***
>> configure:
>> ***
>> *** You need libassuan with Pth support to build this program.
>> *** This library is for example available at
>> ***   ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libassuan/
>> *** (at least version 1.0.4 (API 1) is required).
>> ***
>> configure:
>> ***
>> *** You need libksba to build this program.
>> *** This library is for example available at
>> ***   ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libksba/
>> *** (at least version 1.0.2 using API 1 is required).
>>
>>     
>
> I probably should have shown what I do have installed:
>
> [chris at cpollock lib]$ ls -l libgcrypt*
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 466748 Aug 18  2004 libgcrypt.a
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    833 Aug 18  2004 libgcrypt.la*
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     19 Dec 25  2004 libgcrypt.so ->
> libgcrypt.so.11.1.1*
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     19 Dec 25  2004 libgcrypt.so.11 ->
> libgcrypt.so.11.1.1*
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 314280 Aug 18  2004 libgcrypt.so.11.1.1*
>
> [chris at cpollock lib]$ ls -l libassuan*
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   798 Dec 26  2004 libassuan.la*
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    18 Nov 23  2005 libassuan.so -> libassuan.so.0.0.0*
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    18 Nov 23  2005 libassuan.so.0 ->
> libassuan.so.0.0.0*
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 36772 Dec 26  2004 libassuan.so.0.0.0*
>
> The below I think is from a Mandrake rpm, however, I don't understand why the
> source wouldn't install.
>
> [chris at cpollock lib]$ ls -l libksba*
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     16 Nov 23  2005 libksba.so.8 -> libksba.so.8.5.1*
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 175864 Aug 18  2004 libksba.so.8.5.1*
>
>   

What versions of these libs do you have? Older than required. See dates 
(2004).
For example libksba:
My libksba 1.0.2. provides libksba.so.8.9.2, your libksba provides 
libksba.so.8.5.1.
Just update your libraries/distro.

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Ladislav Hagara
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