libexif?

[Shane Bishop <sbishop trinitybiblecollege edu>]

System.DllNotFoundException: libexif.so.12
in (wrapper managed-to-native) Exif.ExifData:exif_data_new_from_file 
(string)
in <0x00030> Exif.ExifData:.ctor (System.String filename)
in <0x00035> FSpot.JpegFile:get_ExifData ()
in <0x00014> FSpot.JpegFile:get_Description ()
in <0x00063> PhotoStore:Create (System.String path, Gdk.Pixbuf thumbnail)
in <0x000cf> FileImportBackend:Step (.Photo photo, Gdk.Pixbuf thumbnail, 
System.Int32 count)
Could not import file

I'm trying to import a large number of files, f-spot appears to scan the 
folders, find all the pictures, but then it shoots out the error listed 
above for every single file, and so I can't import anything. I thought 
maybe it was missing libexif, but it's not.
I was using either cvs from a while back or version .1.3, then updated 
to latest cvs, and still had the same problem. Any ideas?
I kind of need this, as I have over 9000 photos I need to work with.

Shane