RE: Strange error message

[Lars Clausen <lars raeder dk>]

On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 13:09 +0100, James Wilde (Glocalnet) wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dia-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:dia-list-bounces gnome org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Lars Clausen
> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 20:32
> > To: discussions about usage and development of dia
> > Subject: Re: Strange error message
> >
> > On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:58 +0100, James Wilde wrote:
> > > I have just installed Dia and tested it by using it on a real job.
> I'm
> > > very impressed.
> > >
> > > However, when I start it, I get an error message window coming up,
> with
> > > the text:
> > >
> > > Could not find plugin init function
> > > in `/usr/local/lib/dia/libxslt_filter.la'
> > >
> > > I'm running Dia under Ubuntu Edgy and the libxslt version is
> 1.1.17-2
> > > build 1.  I don't know if there is a newer version that I should
> have.
> > It's not a problem with libxslt, but with the libxslt_filter plugin.
> > Sounds like you have that mentioned file left over from an old
> > source-based installation, and now you installed a packaged version
> that
> > still finds the old library and doesn't like its binary interface.
> > Which version of Dia did you install?
>
> I don't remember seeing my reply to this question on the list, so I'll
> send it again.
>
> I installed version 0.95.1 a couple of days before my last message.  No
> earlier versions.
>
> I note that libxslt is in /usr/lib, whereas libxslt_filter is in
> /usr/local/lib, in line with the fact that dia places itself in
> /usr/local.  Is it a conflict between my version of libxslt and the
> filter?
>
> Can you help me with a solution please?

It gives that error message when g_module_symbol fails to find
dia_plugin_init in libxslt_filter.so.  If you run nm on that file in
your installation (probably in /usr/local/lib/dia/libxslt_filter.so),
dia_plugin_init should turn up.

-Lars