libmenuw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[alfredopalhares]

Hello,

I recently updated my Arch System, and updated all my gems. While starting sup, I got this message:

$ sup 
/usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:128:in `require': libmenuw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory - /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.2.0/ncursesw-1.4.9/ncursesw_bin.so (LoadError)
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:128:in `rescue in require'
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:39:in `require'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.2.0/ncursesw-1.4.9/ncursesw.rb:23:in `<top (required)>'
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:69:in `require'
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:69:in `require'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/gems/sup-0.22.1/bin/sup:6:in `<top (required)>'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/bin/sup:23:in `load'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/bin/sup:23:in `<main>'

The library just changed.

$ pacman -Ql | grep libmenu
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenu.so
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenuw.so
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenuw.so.6
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenuw.so.6.0
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenu.so
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenuw.so.6
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenuw.so.6.0

Regards,
Alfredo Palhares

[gauteh]

you probably need to recompile ruby ncurses or install ncurses compat

Alfredo Palhares writes on September 28, 2015 15:50:

Hello,

I recently updated my Arch System, and updated all my gems. While starting sup, I got this message:

$ sup 
/usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:128:in `require': libmenuw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory - /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.2.0/ncursesw-1.4.9/ncursesw_bin.so (LoadError)
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:128:in `rescue in require'
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:39:in `require'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.2.0/ncursesw-1.4.9/ncursesw.rb:23:in `<top (required)>'
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:69:in `require'
  from /usr/lib/ruby/2.2.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:69:in `require'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/gems/sup-0.22.1/bin/sup:6:in `<top (required)>'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/bin/sup:23:in `load'
  from /home/myuser/.gem/ruby/2.2.0/bin/sup:23:in `<main>'

The library just changed.

$ pacman -Ql | grep libmenu
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenu.so
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenuw.so
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenuw.so.6
lib32-ncurses /usr/lib32/libmenuw.so.6.0
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenu.so
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenuw.so.6
ncurses /usr/lib/libmenuw.so.6.0

Regards,
Alfredo Palhares

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[alfredopalhares]

I did rebuild the gem with:

$ gem pristine ncursesw
Restoring gems to pristine condition...
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
Restored ncursesw-1.4.9

Also did that to the sup gem, the problem still persists.

[timonv]

I had the same problem on arch today. Make sure you shell out first. I did a gem pristine --all, then had to reinstall sup, which worked.

[maxmeyer]

Same for me as well. Re-install of sup was neccessary.

[alfredopalhares]

Ok, after a few tries, I got it, to remove sup and to remove and reinstall the ncusrsesw gem. A gem pristine ncursesw (or a --all for that matter).

After that I had to redo the psych uninstall

This seems to be a problem for ncursesw.

[alfredopalhares]

Opened an issue on the proper place, @gauteh I think this issue can be closed.

[gauteh]

This could probably go in the troubleshooting section of the wiki.

[rakoo]

Created https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/wiki/ncurses-dependency-update-from-5-to-6

[alfredopalhares]

@rakoo