after some time I wanted to use FreeCAD today but it refused to start. A start from the commandline results in the following error:
FreeCAD: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_program_options.so.1.49.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
But I have “libboost_program_options.so.1.49.0” installed under “/usr/lib/”. For testing purposes I created a symlink under “/usr/” but it has not resolved the problem.
Are you sure that you have libboost_program_options.so.1.49.0 in /usr/lib/ then?
13.1 comes with boost 1.54 only.
Also do you have a 32bit or 64bit system, is the FreeCAD you installed the 32bit or 64bit version?
The 64bit version would expect the libraries in /usr/lib64/ instead.
But if FreeCAD requires boost 1.49, the package is definitely not intended for 13.1.
Btw, the latest version (0.13.99+git20140610.1336) is available on Packman. Install that and it should work, it is available as 32bit and 64bit package.
I’m running opensuse 13.1-64bit.
I noticed the version bump of libboost. And I perhaps haven’t used FreeCAD since the upgrade from 12.3.
I installed a version 1.49 of libboost_program_options that I found on software.opensuse.org. It is however 32 bit only as I noticed now.
I removed FreeCAD and reinstalled the newest version of FreeCAD (0.13.99-64bit) from packman. Unfortunately it has the same dependency and still requires 1.49. Is there a chance to get FreeCAD running on opensuse 13.1?
I’m running opensuse 13.1-64bit.
I noticed the version bump of libboost. And I perhaps haven’t used FreeCAD since the upgrade from 12.3.
I installed a version 1.49 of libboost_program_options that I found on software.opensuse.org. It is however 32 bit only as I noticed now.
I removed FreeCAD and reinstalled the newest version of FreeCAD (0.13.99) from packman. I tried both 64bit and 32 bit. Unfortunately they have the same dependency and still require 1.49. Is there a chance to get FreeCAD running on opensuse 13.1?
I somehow have a second FreeCAD-install. Can’t remember. I might have once installed it from source long ago. Running “FreeCAD” from bash wants to start the old installation.
When I run the full path “/usr/bin/FreeCAD” or start it from KDE the program runs fine.