Re: Mesa shared library problem under Linux

From: Rene Brun (Rene.Brun@cern.ch)
Date: Wed Jul 01 1998 - 17:13:40 MEST


Kurt Rinnert wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I've got a problem with the OpenGL support under Linux.
> 
> I've compiled ROOT 2.00/9 with OPENGL environment variable set to where
> Mesa resides. LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set accordingly. Nevertheless I get the
> following runtime error:
> 
>    Error in <TCanvas::x3d>: OpenGL shared libraries not loaded.
> 
> I've checked with the ldd command -- the system finds the correct
> libraries (libMesa.so and all).
> 
> Can anybody help?

Once you are in Root, at the prompt, execute
 Root > .x GL.C

This will execute the macro GL.C provided in $ROOTSYS/macros
This macro loads the GL shared libraries.

Rene Brun



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