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Runtime error: "undefined symbol: gdk_display_get_primary_monitor" [message #57207] Fri, 11 June 2021 10:55 Go to next message
MonkeyH is currently offline  MonkeyH
Messages: 3
Registered: August 2019
Junior Member
Hello,
I get this symbol lookup error "undefined symbol: gdk_display_get_primary_monitor" running a program on Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0 32 bit. The program was built on a different pc with Trisquel 9 32 bit and U++ v. 14429 (I don't know if this was the best choice for 32 bit) with a pretty standard setup (GUI + CLANG + Shared libs).
I guess this could be a libray missing/outdated issue.

These are the gtk related libraries installed on the host pc:
	libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37
	libwebkitgtk-3.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libwebkitgtk-3.0.so.0
	libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0
	libtopmenu-client-gtk3.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libtopmenu-client-gtk3.so.0
	libtopmenu-client-gtk2.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libtopmenu-client-gtk2.so.0
	libspice-client-gtk-3.0.so.4 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libspice-client-gtk-3.0.so.4
	libpeas-gtk-1.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpeas-gtk-1.0.so.0
	libnm-gtk.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnm-gtk.so.0
	libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18
	libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0.so.0
	libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0.so.0
	libindicate-gtk.so.3 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libindicate-gtk.so.3
	libgtkspell.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libgtkspell.so.0
	libgtksourceview-2.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libgtksourceview-2.0.so.0
	libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
	libgtkglext-x11-1.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtkglext-x11-1.0.so.0
	libgtk-3.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
	libgtk-3.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so
	libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
	libgtk-vnc-2.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-vnc-2.0.so.0
	libdbusmenu-gtk3.so.4 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdbusmenu-gtk3.so.4
	libdbusmenu-gtk.so.4 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdbusmenu-gtk.so.4
	libclutter-gtk-1.0.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libclutter-gtk-1.0.so.0
	libcheese-gtk.so.25 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcheese-gtk.so.25
	libcanberra-gtk3.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcanberra-gtk3.so.0
	libcanberra-gtk.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcanberra-gtk.so.0
	libavahi-ui-gtk3.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libavahi-ui-gtk3.so.0


How can I solve this? Any kind of suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Re: Runtime error: "undefined symbol: gdk_display_get_primary_monitor" [message #57208 is a reply to message #57207] Fri, 11 June 2021 15:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Novo is currently offline  Novo
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Registered: December 2006
Ultimate Contributor
If you build your app on an older version of OS and try to run it on a newer, then it should work in most cases.
But if you do the opposite (build on a newer and try to run on an older), then it is not supposed to work, because, obviously, old OS doesn't have stuff from the new one.

You need to build your app on Trisquel Linux 8 in order to make it work on it.

Useful command:
ldd your_app


Regards,
Novo

[Updated on: Sun, 13 June 2021 06:32]

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Re: Runtime error: "undefined symbol: gdk_display_get_primary_monitor" [message #57213 is a reply to message #57208] Sat, 12 June 2021 10:03 Go to previous message
MonkeyH is currently offline  MonkeyH
Messages: 3
Registered: August 2019
Junior Member
It seems wise enough, infact it works Smile Thanks.
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