Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 251334
`_XmStrings' has different size in shared object in libXm.so.2 compared to openmotif
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:12 EST
Description of problem: The NMR data analysis program, Felix 2004, formerly from Accelrys and now sold by FelixNMR, exposes a binary compatibility flaw in the libXm.so.2 shared library of lesstif. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): lesstif-0.95.0-15.fc7 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Felix 2004 on Fedora 7 2. Execute FelixX to start Felix 2004. Actual results: Felix 2004 segfaults with the error... >felixX: Symbol `_XmStrings' has different size in shared object, consider re-linking >Executing: '/usr/accelrys/Felix2004/macros/felix/menus/mac/init.mac' >Xt Error: Widget title has zero width and/or height >Xt Error: Widget right has zero width and/or height >Xt Error: Widget left has zero width and/or height >Xt Error: Widget bottom has zero width and/or height >Xt Error: Widget top has zero width and/or height I have also filed this in the bugzilla for lesstif as... [ 1770036 ] lesstif incompatible with Accelrys' Felix 2004 Expected results: I expected Felix 2004 to run normally. Additional info: Felix 2004's home page is http://www.felixnmr.com/
lesstif and openmotif are not ABI compatible, so if felix was compiled against openmotif it is normal to get the segfault. felix should be recompiled against lesstif by Accelrys'. if that fails it is a bug. Even if it compiles it is not completly certain that it will run since some part of the openmotif API are not implemented for real, but this may only be revealed during the run. Most of the API is implemented, though.
Erm, since as you have already correctly stated, lesstif does not advertise binary openmotif compatibility, shouldn't this bug be closed?
I leave some time for the Reporter to close the bug himself or respond, I'll close it later if no response.