Shared library error

[ksasidhar]

I am using Intel fortran for linux machines with redhat 7.3 and redhat Enterprise linux WS. When I run the code it shows following error.

./a.out: error while loading shared libraries: libimf.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

I dont know what it means. Can you help me over this. Thanks in advance

[TimP]

Unless you have linked with -i-static, you must have the LD_LIBRARY_PATH pointing to a copy of the library directory which comes with your Intel compiler.

[ksasidhar]

Hi. Thanks for the reply. I dont have LD_LIBRARY_PATH in my intel fortran lib folder. Do I have to copy the file to that folder. If so can you tell me where I can get that file from. thanks.

Sasidhar Kondaraju

[TimP]

If you don't want to install the compiler, you can copy the library. When you run the library environment script (ifortvars.sh or equivalent) it sets LD_LIBRARY_PATH, so you can see where the library is.

'ldd yourexecutable' will show which dynamic libraries are needed. Copy the /lib folder with the required .so files to your execute computer, and set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

[rgmayoral]

I had this problem only while on a KDE environment. I solved it by setting to 'konsole --ls' the application command in the konsole properties, instead of the default 'konsole'