/usr/lib/libGL.so symlink missing

[eile]

Under oneiric, the OpenGL packages no longer setup the symlink of the GL libs to /usr/lib, causing e.g. cmake build projects to fail.

[eile (eilemann)]

At least the CMake error was caused by a stale CMakeCache.txt. Setting up the project anew links against the correct libGL.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Could you elaborate on the problem, perhaps with more detailed steps to reproduce the issue?

[eile (eilemann)]

I think it is in fact not a bug. In previous Ubuntu versions there was a symlink from /usr/lib/libGL.so to the specific library, which was cached by CMake on my system. Restarting the CMakeCache resolves this issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mesa (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Wellu Mäkinen (wellu)]

When compiling simple Qt OpenGL program under Ubuntu there is following line in Qt project file:

QT += opengl

This adds some include directories to the project and also tries to link to /usr/lib/libGL.so which fails as there is no such file present in the system.

After creating a symlink /usr/lib/libGL.so -> /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 I'm able to link the program and run it normally.

Now, I think someone should create this symlink, right? Most likely libgl1-mesa-glx package.

[Wellu Mäkinen (wellu)]

Happens on Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.