Re: [Duplicity-talk] Problem loading librsync lib module

[MRob]

Hi Kenneth!

> Where did you get this duplicity?  What version?

From github. 0.7.14 (need that version on purpose)

> What OS are you using?  What version?

Debian wheezy (yes i know)

> Normally, running setup.py from the root directory will do the trick.  
> Have
> you tried that?

Yes - downloaded tar.gz file, untarred, ran "python setup.py install" no 
install errors, but the errors as below that i canot solve.

appreciate if you have suggestion. it's ok if its a hack because it will 
only be temporary on a system that needs to be decommissioned


> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:42 PM MRob via Duplicity-talk <
> duplicity-talk@nongnu.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > Im trying to instal duplicity on old OS. Must do manual install 
> > librsync
> > and old version of duplicity.
> > librsync is in /usr/local/lib
> > When run duplicity get this error:
> >
> > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/librsync.py",
> > line 30, in <module>
> >      from . import _librsync
> > ImportError: librsync.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such 
> > file
> > or directory
> >
> > I know its not right solution but I tried copy
> > /usr/local/lib/librsync.so  (NOT librsync.so.2) into the duplicity
> > install dir then I get this error:
> >
> > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/path.py", line
> > 44, in <module>
> >      from duplicity import librsync
> > ImportError: dynamic module does not define init function 
> > (initlibrsync)
> >
> > I also try go to duplicity source dir and execute compilec.py -- it's
> > successful build, so I copy _librsync.so into duplictiy install dir 
> > but
> > makes no difference.
> >
> > Also tried install duplicity with
> > python setup.py install --librsync-dir=/usr/local/lib
> > But does not help
> >
> > I know its old version but can i ask for some tip how i could face 
> > this
> > error? Thank you!
> >
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