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From: Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] updating netbook : Python needs libjpeg.so.8 : solved
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:14:48
Message-Id: 20150130031434.ef8830a58d9c508a128ad774@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] updating netbook : Python needs libjpeg.so.8 : solved by Philip Webb
1 On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:13:35 -0500 Philip Webb wrote:
2 > 150129 Andrew Savchenko wrote:
3 > > On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:52:27 -0500 Philip Webb wrote:
4 > >> The 3rd stumble was Python, which refused to compile,
5 > >> as it couldn't find /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.8 .
6 > >> It seems that Libjpeg-turbo works only on 64-bit systems
7 > >> & that 32-bit systems like my netbook have to use simple Jpeg.
8 > > No. libjpeg-turbo works fine here on ~x86.
9 >
10 > So does your Libjpeg-turbo install /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.8
11 > or does your Python look for a different library
12 > or is the Python you refer to 3.x rather than 2.7 ?
13
14 I don't have libjpeg.so.8 on my system at all.
15 Al for python, I have 2.7.8, 3.3.5-r1 and 3.4.2 installed.
16
17 If during compilation package requires libjpeg.so.8 from you, you
18 should fix pkg-config file(s) or rebuild an appropriate package(s).
19
20 Best regards,
21 Andrew Savchenko

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