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Scripts/libdl-solver.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Attempts to create symbolic for libdl.so
+# And to solve the OpenCV "unable to load shared library 'cvextern' or one of its dependencies" error
+# Note: Run with sudo bash not sh!
+#
+# Author: Tiago Conceição
+# Version: 1
+#
+
+#####################
+##  CONFIGURATION  ##
+#####################
+libdlso="libdl.so"
+libdlso2="libdl.so.2"
+
+directories="/lib"
+directories="${directories} /usr/lib64"
+directories="${directories} /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu"
+
+#####################
+##   DON'T TOUCH   ##
+#####################
+checks=0
+links=0
+echo "Attempting to create symbolic from $libdlso2 to $libdlso on known path's"
+for directory in $directories; do
+    let "checks++"
+    echo "Checking for $directory/$libdlso2"
+    if [[ -f "$directory/$libdlso2" && ! -f "$directory/$libdlso" ]]; then
+        echo "Match: Creating symbolic link to $libdlso"
+        ln -s "$directory/$libdlso2" "$directory/$libdlso"
+        let "links++"
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "######## Results #########"
+echo "File checks: $checks"
+echo "Created links: $links"
+echo "Finished!"
+echo "##########################"