Updated elf.library for OS4.1 FE available through AmiUpdate

Hyperion Entertainment has released a new version of elf.library. Get it through AmiUpdate.

There's a comprehensive list of fixes in the releasenotes inside the downloaded package (which is installed in SYS:Documentation/ReleaseNotes/ by the AutoInstall).

Best regards,

Niels

@nbache

Quote:

Thanks for the info, I had the new ELF.Library installed hours ago but didn't know where to find the ReleaseNotes.

I would have preferred a comprehensive AmigaOs4.x update, but still a good sign that there are a few fixes.

At least I can say that it didn't break anything

@nbache

No updates here. Are these public updates ?

@Skateman

On AmigaOS Workbench - press right mouse button, go to top left on the menus Workbench->Update software.
At least it is how I obtained it:

Video from this morning:

https://youtu.be/tZNVaKu6Ke0

@drHirudo

Fixed... SiteList file was missing.
Recreated and updates are shown.
So even when entering the correct credentials, the SiteList file does not get created.

Anyway... updated and ready!
Thanks all!

@nbache

updated thanks

@drHirudo

cool never knew! always use AmiUpdate and then with all this Enhancer 'stuff' the past few years 'Updater'

@328gts

Enhancer nonsense? You mean the only signs of serious progress for OS4 over the past 7 years? Wow :/

@ddni

agreed (edited) as I do appreciate the effort due to the Hyperion/Cloanto 'nonsense'

@328gts

ExecSG team works for Trever. but ExecSG is part of AmigaOS4.1

@nbache

Updated today. Thanks.

Update...

As far as I can tell, so far the only thing that is adversely affected is the very few python scripts I have on my system.

Every python script brings up a GURU Meditation: 0100000f

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redfox

I am unable to download the update on my X5000. Is there a secret dance that I do to make this download and install?

@Magic

No it should be simple just run Hyperion’s AmigaOS4.1 updater tool, (not the AEON one.)

@redfox

Can you post such pyhton script(s)? Or where to download to test'em?
TiA

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE:
Or maybe just remover .pyc and re-run the "plain" .py script(s) ¿:-/

@jabirulo

Update... all seems to be ok now.

It appears that I had some corrupted files in my SObjs directory. All seems ok now after I rebuilt my SObjs
directory by copying files from my working backup CD.

I rarely run any python scripts, so I did not notice the issue.



Details as follows ...

After I rolled back to elf.library 53.30 and ran a python script,

I got a requester from ELF Library saying

Failed to find canonical name for libz.so.1

Pressed ok, I got Required Object is missing

Pressed ok, I got Failed to load shared object libpython25.so

Pressed ok, I got Required Object is missing

Pressed ok, I got Guru Meditation: 80000003

Then my system locked up and I had to reboot.


If I booted up using my backup CD all the python scripts worked fine.

libz.so.1 is one of many files in the SObjs directory.

Comparing SObjs directory on my hard drive to SObjs directory on my CD, I found that something had changed some files in July 2023 from tools to Links.

libbz2.so
libbz2.so.1.0
libfontconfig.so
libharfbuzz.so
libicuuc-3.4.so
libpng.so
libz.so
libz.so.1
libz.so.1.2

In July 2023 my SYS: partition on my hard drive became corrupted and I did a backup to a spare partition, format and restore.


Anyways ... all seems to be working fine now after rebuilding the SObjs directory.

@LiveForIt
Quote:And just to avoid further misunderstandings: What you call "Hyperion’s AmigaOS4.1 updater tool" is the program with the name AmiUpdate (like I wrote in the title of the thread).

@Magic, you will need the login/pw which you also use on the hyperion-entertainment.com site, where you registered your OS4.1 Final Edition (and if you haven't, you need to, followed by getting Update 1, Update 2 and the other small updates you then would have missed).

Apart from that, AmiUpdate should handle it just fine for you.

Note: I see you have an X5000, so it already has Update1 from scratch, therefore I have struck that off the list above.

Best regards,

Niels

@redfox

Quote:But they are supposed to be links!

E.g. the two first ones in your list must both be relative softlinks to libbz2.so.1.0.4.

It's likely that they changed to separate files if you copied them to a backup CD and back (without using a tool that preserves links).

So yes, it may work, but you are a) using too much disk space, and worse b) risking problems if the libbz2.so.1.0.4 is updated in the future, because the other versions will not get updated at the same time.

And if your scripts fail when the links are reestablished correctly, there must be another problem. If the problem lies with elf.library, we need another bugfix. But we probably need to see it recreated by you, and get an example script to attach to the bug report.

Best regards,

Niels

@nbache

Thanks for your explanation.

My backup CD was created using AmiDVD on December 23, 2020
in preparation for AmigaOS 4.1 FE Update 2.

So my backup CD contains AmigaOS 4.1 FE Update 1.

The other backup software I use is Daniel Westerberg's BackUp software, which I use to backup files to another partition.

Sometime soon I will do a fresh install and hopefully that will restore everything to what it should be.

For
Regards,
redfox

@redfox I had a similar problem when I got my x5000/40.

Check out this thread which points to another. Helped me.

https://www.amigans.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=140038


Dave