Confused about libFT2Plugin

> On 12 Aug 2015, at 17:36, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Today I did a new pharo install (get.pharo.org/40+vm) on a server (ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, 64-bit with 32-bit libs). All went fine, as usual, but I was confused about the following:
>
> $ ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
> Executing ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
> Working directory /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies
> Starting run-t3-proxies in background
> /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/../bin/pharo-vm/pharo --nodisplay /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/t3-proxies.image /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/run-t3-proxies.st
>
> ioLoadModule(/home/t3/pharo/bin/pharo-vm/libFT2Plugin.so):
>  libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> Why is freetype needed/accessed for a headless image (that otherwise runs happily) ?
>
> Other operations (building, saving, ..) do not produce the error/warning.
>
> Sven
>

> cheers,
> Esteban
>
>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:00, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Anyone ?
>>
>>> On 12 Aug 2015, at 17:36, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Today I did a new pharo install (get.pharo.org/40+vm) on a server (ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, 64-bit with 32-bit libs). All went fine, as usual, but I was confused about the following:
>>>
>>> $ ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>> Executing ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>> Working directory /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies
>>> Starting run-t3-proxies in background
>>> /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/../bin/pharo-vm/pharo --nodisplay /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/t3-proxies.image /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/run-t3-proxies.st
>>>
>>> ioLoadModule(/home/t3/pharo/bin/pharo-vm/libFT2Plugin.so):
>>> libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>>>
>>> Why is freetype needed/accessed for a headless image (that otherwise runs happily) ?
>>>
>>> Other operations (building, saving, ..) do not produce the error/warning.
>>>
>>> Sven
>>>
>>
>>
>

> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:08, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:05, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> most probably you are missing:
>>
>> sudo apt-get -qq install libfreetype6:i386
>
> Yes, of course, but isn't that an X11 library that will pull in all of X11 and friends on a server that does not need a GUI ? I run all my servers pure command line, out of principle.
>
> Why would a headless server even have to access a font ?
>
>> cheers,
>> Esteban
>>
>>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:00, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyone ?
>>>
>>>> On 12 Aug 2015, at 17:36, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today I did a new pharo install (get.pharo.org/40+vm) on a server (ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, 64-bit with 32-bit libs). All went fine, as usual, but I was confused about the following:
>>>>
>>>> $ ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>>> Executing ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>>> Working directory /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies
>>>> Starting run-t3-proxies in background
>>>> /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/../bin/pharo-vm/pharo --nodisplay /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/t3-proxies.image /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/run-t3-proxies.st
>>>>
>>>> ioLoadModule(/home/t3/pharo/bin/pharo-vm/libFT2Plugin.so):
>>>> libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>>>>
>>>> Why is freetype needed/accessed for a headless image (that otherwise runs happily) ?
>>>>
>>>> Other operations (building, saving, ..) do not produce the error/warning.
>>>>
>>>> Sven
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:11, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> ah, that’s because headless mode is a fake headless (we will arrive to a real headless soon, but not yet).
> what actually happens is that VM is creating the window but not showing it… that’s why it needs it :S
>
> Esteban
>
>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:08, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:05, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> most probably you are missing:
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get -qq install libfreetype6:i386
>>
>> Yes, of course, but isn't that an X11 library that will pull in all of X11 and friends on a server that does not need a GUI ? I run all my servers pure command line, out of principle.
>>
>> Why would a headless server even have to access a font ?
>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Esteban
>>>
>>>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:00, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Anyone ?
>>>>
>>>>> On 12 Aug 2015, at 17:36, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Today I did a new pharo install (get.pharo.org/40+vm) on a server (ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, 64-bit with 32-bit libs). All went fine, as usual, but I was confused about the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> $ ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>>>> Executing ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>>>> Working directory /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies
>>>>> Starting run-t3-proxies in background
>>>>> /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/../bin/pharo-vm/pharo --nodisplay /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/t3-proxies.image /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/run-t3-proxies.st
>>>>>
>>>>> ioLoadModule(/home/t3/pharo/bin/pharo-vm/libFT2Plugin.so):
>>>>> libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>>>>>
>>>>> Why is freetype needed/accessed for a headless image (that otherwise runs happily) ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Other operations (building, saving, ..) do not produce the error/warning.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sven
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> On 20 Aug 2015, at 16:12, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> OK, thanks for replying.
>
> It is still a bit weird, since I can't remember experiencing it before.
>
> I might try to explore a bit more when I have more time.
>
>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:11, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> ah, that’s because headless mode is a fake headless (we will arrive to a real headless soon, but not yet).
>> what actually happens is that VM is creating the window but not showing it… that’s why it needs it :S
>>
>> Esteban
>>
>>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:08, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:05, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> most probably you are missing:
>>>>
>>>> sudo apt-get -qq install libfreetype6:i386
>>>
>>> Yes, of course, but isn't that an X11 library that will pull in all of X11 and friends on a server that does not need a GUI ? I run all my servers pure command line, out of principle.
>>>
>>> Why would a headless server even have to access a font ?
>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Esteban
>>>>
>>>>> On 20 Aug 2015, at 15:00, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone ?
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12 Aug 2015, at 17:36, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today I did a new pharo install (get.pharo.org/40+vm) on a server (ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, 64-bit with 32-bit libs). All went fine, as usual, but I was confused about the following:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>>>>> Executing ./st-exec.st run-t3-proxies start t3-proxies
>>>>>> Working directory /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies
>>>>>> Starting run-t3-proxies in background
>>>>>> /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/../bin/pharo-vm/pharo --nodisplay /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/t3-proxies.image /home/t3/pharo/t3-proxies/run-t3-proxies.st
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ioLoadModule(/home/t3/pharo/bin/pharo-vm/libFT2Plugin.so):
>>>>>> libfreetype.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why is freetype needed/accessed for a headless image (that otherwise runs happily) ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Other operations (building, saving, ..) do not produce the error/warning.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sven
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> On 23 Aug 2015, at 07:40, Hilaire <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Le 20/08/2015 15:08, Sven Van Caekenberghe a écrit :
>> Yes, of course, but isn't that an X11 library that will pull in all of X11 and friends on a server that does not need a GUI ? I run all my servers pure command line, out of principle.
>>
>
> Are you sure libfreetype depends on X11?
>
> hilaire@pchome ~ $ apt-cache show libfreetype6
> Package: libfreetype6
> Priority: optional
> Section: libs
> Installed-Size: 895
> Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <[hidden email]>
> Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek <[hidden email]>
> Architecture: amd64
> Source: freetype
> Version: 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4
> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
>
> Hilaire
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