ACE VERSION:

 5.3.0 (and latest beta version)

    HOST MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM:

SUSE linux 8.0
      
 If on Windows based OS's, which version of WINSOCK do you
        use?:n/a

    TARGET MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM, if different from HOST:
    COMPILER NAME AND VERSION (AND PATCHLEVEL):

gcc  2.95.3

GNU make 3.79.1

    CONTENTS OF $ACE_ROOT/ace/config.h:

config-linux.h

    CONTENTS OF $ACE_ROOT/include/makeinclude/platform_macros.GNU (unless
    this isn't used in this case, e.g., with Microsoft Visual C++):

platform_linux.GNU
    
    AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:
[What example failed?  What module failed to compile?]

compiler error during make:
[in $ACE_ROOT/apps/..]
.../src/gperf -a -p -c -l -S1 -o ./c.gperf> cinset.cpp
..../src/gperf: error while loading shared libraries: libACE.so.5.3.0 cannot
open file or directory
make[6]: ***[cinset.cpp]Error 127
make[6]: leaving directory..........etc....etc

    DOES THE PROBLEM AFFECT:
        COMPILATION? yes
        LINKING?
            On Unix systems, did you run make realclean first?
        EXECUTION?
        OTHER (please specify)?
[Please indicate whether ACE, your application, or both are affected.]

    SYNOPSIS:
see below

    DESCRIPTION:
halts compilation on return of the above error message after typing "make"
in the ace root.
The same problem occurs with ace 5.30 and the latest version downloaded
from the ace website.
I have set $LD_LIBRARY_PATH to $ACE_ROOT/ace

    REPEAT BY:
cd into $ACE_ROOT and type make in suse 8.0

    SAMPLE FIX/WORKAROUND:
[If available ]