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From: Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] updating netbook : Python needs libjpeg.so.8 : solved
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 03:05:44
Message-Id: 20150130030535.GB1045@ca.inter.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] updating netbook : Python needs libjpeg.so.8 : solved by Andrew Savchenko
1 150130 Andrew Savchenko wrote:
2 > On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:13:35 -0500 Philip Webb wrote:
3 PW> The 3rd stumble was Python, which refused to compile,
4 > as it couldn't find /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.8 .
5 > It seems that Libjpeg-turbo works only on 64-bit systems
6 > & that 32-bit systems like my netbook have to use simple Jpeg.
7 AS> No. libjpeg-turbo works fine here on ~x86.
8 PW> So does your Libjpeg-turbo install /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.8
9 > or does your Python look for a different library
10 > or is the Python you refer to 3.x rather than 2.7 ?
11 AS> I don't have libjpeg.so.8 on my system at all.
12 > As for python, I have 2.7.8, 3.3.5-r1 and 3.4.2 installed.
13 > If during compilation package requires libjpeg.so.8 from you,
14 > you should fix pkg-config file(s) or rebuild an appropriate package(s).
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16 On my netbook, Python-2.7.9-r1 won't compile without libjpeg.so.8 .
17 How do I tell Python it needs the library installed by Libjpeg-turbo,
18 which is libjpeg.so.62 ?
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