Error in loading shared library

[naweednri]

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name: 🐞 Bug report
description: Report a bug or unexpected behavior in Vix
labels: bug

Description

After installing, when I run vix, this error shows:
vix: error while loading shared libraries: libmysqlcppconn.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Steps to reproduce

1. curl -fsSL https://vixcpp.com/install.sh | sh
2. vix
   vix: error while loading shared libraries: libmysqlcppconn.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Environment

• OS: Arch
• Compiler:
• Vix version: v2.6.3

[GaspardKirira]

Thanks for reporting this.

This is a packaging/runtime dependency issue in v2.6.3. The current binary is linked against MySQL Connector/C++, so on systems where libmysqlcppconn.so.7 is not installed, vix can fail at startup before even reaching the CLI.

This is not the experience we want for a first install.

For v2.7.0, we are changing the SDK/package layout so the base vix installation stays small and simple. Modules with heavier or optional dependencies such as database/MySQL, UI, game, agent, etc. will be separated instead of forcing every user to install the full SDK and all optional runtime libraries.

So the direction for v2.7.0 is:

• base vix CLI should run without requiring MySQL;
• optional modules should bring their own dependencies only when needed;
• the first installation step should stay simple;
• SDKs will be split to avoid forcing everything on every user.

Temporary workaround for v2.6.3: install the MySQL Connector/C++ runtime package for your system, then run vix again.

I will keep this issue open until the packaging separation lands in v2.7.0.