Where are .so files placed all over?

[Reth]

Hi everybody,

I wonder where are the "normal" places within these files should reside? Thought it should only be SOBJS: (well besides he ones which come with timberwolf of course)?!
Now Itried to use Dune Legacy but it does not start since it cannot find libSDL_gfx.so. I searched across my partitions and I found it within SDK:local/newlib/lib (well next to a lot of more of these .so files)!
So I wonder whether they're belonging there and need to be spreaded over SOBJS: and SDK-Subfolders or if they are misplaced within SDK?
If they also belong within the SDK subfolders, how can I define them to one common SOBJS: path to be searched for? Or do I have to place them redundantly?

Many thanks in advance!

Best Regards

[chris]

Hi everybody,

I wonder where are the "normal" places within these files should reside? Thought it should only be SOBJS: (well besides he ones which come with timberwolf of course)?!
Now Itried to use Dune Legacy but it does not start since it cannot find libSDL_gfx.so. I searched across my partitions and I found it within SDK:local/newlib/lib (well next to a lot of more of these .so files)!
So I wonder whether they're belonging there and need to be spreaded over SOBJS: and SDK-Subfolders or if they are misplaced within SDK?
If they also belong within the SDK subfolders, how can I define them to one common SOBJS: path to be searched for? Or do I have to place them redundantly?

The search order is:
(maybe PROGDIR:SObjs, not sure)
PROGDIR:
SObjs:

Only gcc will look for them in SDK:local/newlib/lib. It's actually best not to have them in there, just keep them in SObjs: and create links from the SDK to SObjs:

[Reth]

Only gcc will look for them in SDK:local/newlib/lib. It's actually best not to have them in there, just keep them in SObjs: and create links from the SDK to SObjs:

Thanks! Soft- or hardlinks or doesn't this matter?

[tonyw]

If they are on a different volume, they have to be soft links, eg:

MakeLink Soft Games:Legacy/SObjs/libSDL_gfx.so SDK:local/newlib/lib/libSDL_gfx.so

[xenic]

Only gcc will look for them in SDK:local/newlib/lib. It's actually best not to have them in there, just keep them in SObjs: and create links from the SDK to SObjs:

Thanks! Soft- or hardlinks or doesn't this matter?

If you move the SObjs and install a new SDK you will still have the old versions in SObjs: or when you install a new version of OS 4.1 the previous files in SObjs: might be gone. Everybody is entitled to their opinion but I'd say leave them where they are installed. If the system looks for them in PROGDIR: as Chris says, just copy the one in the SDK to the "Dune Legacy" directory and the Dune will find it even if you install new SDK and OS4.1.