Topic: SF 3.2 installation in Ubuntu linux

I have installed SF 3.2 onto my linux machine running Ubuntu 20.04

When I try to launch it from the menu system all that happens is a tab opens up on the display, the spinning circle appears for a few seconds, then disappears, and the tab disappears.

When I launch it from a command line I get the error message  error while loading shared libraries  libssh2.so.1  no such file or directory found.

am I missing a library file some how ?  any suggestions ?

thanks

  • jeff
  • Administrator
  • Offline

Re: SF 3.2 installation in Ubuntu linux

Robert,

I assume you're talking about Simply Fortran 3.20.  It sounds like a dependency issue on Ubuntu.  We should package all necessary libraries, but, of course, Linux is a miserable platform for which to package software.  I'll have a look and get an updated build ready.

Jeff Armstrong
Approximatrix, LLC
  • jeff
  • Administrator
  • Offline

Re: SF 3.2 installation in Ubuntu linux

We've released a new build of 3.20 that should include all necessary dependencies (hopefully).  It appears that it wasn't packaging a crypto library and its dependencies correctly, causing Simply Fortran to attempt to use system libraries and failing. 

Let me know if you run into any issues.

Jeff Armstrong
Approximatrix, LLC

Re: SF 3.2 installation in Ubuntu linux

Thank you Jeff, it is installed and working now.

Robert