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could not load library "/usr/pgsql-16/lib/vector.so"

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Problem

Hi My project was running smoothly, but suddenly it encountered a problem and gives this error: could not load library "/usr/pgsql-16/lib/vector.so" What's the problem, and how can I solve it? I also Reinstall vector... => sudo dnf remove pgvector_16 => sudo dnf install pgvector_16

Error Output

error:
could not load library "/usr/pgsql-16/lib/vector.so" 

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Solution: could not load library "/usr/pgsql-16/lib/vector.so"

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Hi all, thanks for reporting. What version of GCC are you seeing the error with? We may need to bump dispatching to GCC 8.2+ or 9+ (possibly due to this). For now, you can disable dispatching when compiling with: [code block] Relevant code

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    Hi all, thanks for reporting. What version of GCC are you seeing the error with?

    Hi all, thanks for reporting. What version of GCC are you seeing the error with? We may need to bump dispatching to GCC 8.2+ or 9+ (possibly due to this).

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    For now, you can disable dispatching when compiling with:

    For now, you can disable dispatching when compiling with:

Validation

Resolved in pgvector/pgvector GitHub issue #538. Community reactions: 1 upvotes.

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