unfortunately, the problem wasn't solved. it is still giving the same error:
emacs: error in loading shared libraries: libXaw3d.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Okay, since you've reached this point, it's easy to debug the problem (I hope!:)) Basically, even if you don't _use_ the functions in a dynamically linked library, those libraries have to be _present_ when the dynamic linker does its load-time linking. This linker has no clue that the missing symbol resolutions are actually insignificant because you're using a command-line "-nw"
So, just install all the libraries that it wants, or else look for an Emacs version compiled without X support. (I believe SuSE has two versions of Emacs? It certainly has multiple versions of GS.)
Once you get the missing libraries installed, the "emacs -nw" will work fine.
Shuvam