Re: error while loading shared libraries: libpq.so.3

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 06:17 pm, Surabhi Ahuja wrote:
> i have written a program sample.c
> it is as folllows:
> #include<stdlib.h>
> #include<libpq-fe.h>
> int main()
> {
> PGconn *myconnection = PQconnectdb("");
> printf("Hi");
> return 0;
> }
>
> I then compile this program using makefile
> make sample
> cc -I/usr/local/pgsql/include sample.c -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -lpq -o sample
> I then run it....and it gives and error
> [indra:/homes/surabi] ./sample
> ./sample: error while loading shared libraries: libpq.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> Please tell what the problem is..and how should I rectify it?
>
Your library is in /usr/local/pgsql/lib this is obviously not in your ld.so.conf

do you still experience problems when you run
LDLIBRARY=/usr/local/pgsql/lib ./sample

Regards

Russell Smith.