Re: problems with pgaccess and libpgtcl.dll

Konrad Hernblad <konrad@pobox.com> wrote:

>problem
>------
>    when i run /cygwin/bin/cygwish80.exe /cygwin/pgaccess/main.tcl, i get the
>following error:
>
>    "couldn't load file 'libpgtcl.dll': invalid argument while executing 'load
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^
                          (*) ref1
>libpgtcl[info sharedlibextension]'
>     (procedure 'main') line 3) invoked from within 'main $argc $argv' (file
>'main.tcl' line 249)"
>
>
>environment
>----------
>    cygwin: 1.33
>    postgres    7.1.3
>    os:     windows2000 professional
>    pgaccess:   0.98.7
>    tcl/tk      8.3.3
>
>
>directory structure
>----------------
>    cygwin      ->  c:\cygwin
>    pgaccess    ->  c:\cygwin\pgaccess
>    tcl/tk      ->  c:\cygwin\tcl
>
>
>steps taken
>---------
>i d/led pgaccess from http://ns.flex.ro/pgaccess/, as explained on
>http://ns.flex.ro/pgaccess/win32.html.
>
>i also d/led tcl/tk8.3.3 from http://ns.flex.ro/pgaccess/win32.html.
>
>i put uncompressed the d/ls as below:
>    pgaccess    ->  /cygwin/pgaccess
>    tcl/tk      ->  /cygwin/tcl
>
>i renamed the pgaccess win32 .dlls (located in /pgaccess/win32/dll/) as follows:
>    libpgtcl83.dll-7.0  ->  libpgtcl83.dll
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
As related with (*)ref1 above that (libpgtcl.dll) is the name postgres is looking for when main.tcl tries to start. A
"ln-s <path_to>/libpgtcl83.dll <path_to>/libpgtcl.dll" should fix the problem. 
But there's another problem you could encounter: the presence of 2 libpq.dll, so you must take care of the PATH
variablewhen attempting to start pgaccess/main.tcl, which should point to libpq you've d/led with libpgtcl. 
Also a trick you should use when starting using wish is the HOME variable: cygwish (a mingw32 app.) needs a DOS-like
pathi.e. not /home/username but c:/cygwin/home/username. 

>    libpq.dll-7.0       ->  libpq.dll
>and moved the renamed files to c:\winnt\system32.
>
>i then added "tcl/bin" and "/pgaccess" to my PATH env.
>
>the /pgaccess/pgaccess file didn't seem to be working correctly (after
>having changed PATH_TO_WISH env to cygwin's /bin dir and PGACCESS_HOME env
>to /pgaccess, it said that it couldn't find main.tcl).
>
>when i tried running the below command at the cygwin prompt, i got the
>"couldn't load file..."error message listed above.
>    /cygwin/cygwin80.exe /pgaccess/main.tcl
>
>
>any advice would be greatly appreciated.  thanks.
>
>
>--------------
>TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICA (tues, sept 11, 2001)
>
>Information and Disaster Relief Resources
>http://www.konrad.ws/terroristAttackOnAmerica_infoAndDisasterReliefResources.htm
>
>
>---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
>TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
>

SLao


__________________________________________________________________
Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with
Shop@Netscape!http://shopnow.netscape.com/ 

Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/