[NTLUG:Discuss] library file missing - a little off topic

[Chris Cox]

Fred James wrote:
> This one is somewhat off topic, but here goes ...
> (1) I am trying to compile and link a shared library file (in C) on SGI 
> IRIX with Oracle 8.0.4.1 that was originally done on Sun Solaris 2.5.1 
> with Oracle 8.0.3
> (2) The compile is completing without error, but
> (3) The link is failing with a fatal error because it cannot find a file 
> named "libmail_utl.so", and it is true that the file is not on the SGI
> Does anyone know anything about this file?  Is it specific to Sun, 
> Oracle, or what?  Is there an equivalent file?  I have looked for it on 
> RH Linux (7.2) thinking it might be gcc specific, but I cannot find it.
> Thanks in advance for any help you might offer.
> 

Do a google search on libmail_utl and choose the cached page
(the original is no longer available)... you'll only get
one hit from google.  I think the information you want is
in there... it describes libmail_utl and the interfaces
you'll need to create your own.