memcached: error while loading shared libraries: libevent-1.1.so.1:cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[Kevin Watt]

Thank you -  Sure enough, it was using the /lib64 directory, rather  
than /lib or /usr/lib.  Useful debug option to know!

Ciao,
Kevin
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On Jan 12, 2006, at 4:34 PM, Garrett, Philip (MAN-Corporate) wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: memcached-bounces at lists.danga.com
> [mailto:memcached-bounces at lists.danga.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Watt
>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:19 PM
>> To: memcached at lists.danga.com
>> Subject: memcached: error while loading shared libraries:
> libevent-1.1.so.1:cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> directory
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Memcached compiles fine, but when I try to run it, i get:
>> [root at melody memcached-1.1.12]# memcached
>> memcached: error while loading shared libraries: libevent-1.1.so.1:
>> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>>
> [snip]
>>
>> Any help would be much appreciated.  I hate hitting these bonk-your-
>> head-against-computer-for-5-hour problems like this.
>
>
> Try running memcached with LD_DEBUG set to "libs".  That should  
> tell you
> where it is looking for your libraries.
>
> $ LD_DEBUG=libs memcached -v
>       6741:     find library=libevent.so.0; searching
>       6741:      search cache=/etc/ld.so.cache
>       6741:       trying file=/usr/lib/libevent.so.0
>       6741:
>       6741:     find library=libc.so.6; searching
>       6741:      search cache=/etc/ld.so.cache
>       6741:       trying file=/lib/tls/libc.so.6
>       6741:
>       6741:
>       6741:     calling init: /lib/tls/libc.so.6
>       6741:
>       6741:
>       6741:     calling init: /usr/lib/libevent.so.0
>       6741:
>       6741:
>       6741:     initialize program: memcached
>       6741:
>       6741:
>       6741:     transferring control: memcached
>       6741:
>