setting a library path for configure/make cycle

KeithHedger · 10-13-2005, 02:27 PM

Hi
hope someone can help i am trying to compile a unix commandline programme (dvdauthor) but when i run ./configure i get a message saying that it cant find a library, the lib has actually been installed via dawinports and is at /op/local/lib i have tried setting LIB,DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH in my bash profile but cant get the extra dirs recognized by config even though they show up as set if i type env in the terminal,
if i use a symlink the config works fine so i know the librarys themselves are ok but obviously keep makeing symlinks is not the best way to do things i just want to add extra search paths like i do for executable
any help would be appreciated

GlowingApple · 10-13-2005, 02:34 PM

I know that most configure scripts will have an option to direct them to specific libraries that they need. This won't solve all your library issues like setting some sort of search path, but it will work on a configure by configure basis. I would try running ./configure --help and see if there is an option to specify a library path.

blb · 10-13-2005, 02:45 PM

Don't mess with the DYLD_* vars (you can break stuff if you do it wrong). The following should work:

Code:

env CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib" ./configure

That'll tell configure to also look in DP's include and lib dirs for stuff at the right time. And using them within env keeps them set only when needed.

KeithHedger · 10-13-2005, 03:40 PM

spot on! worked perfectly thanks a bunch

10-13-2005, 02:27 PM	#1
KeithHedger Prospect Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 14	setting a library path for configure/make cycle Hi hope someone can help i am trying to compile a unix commandline programme (dvdauthor) but when i run ./configure i get a message saying that it cant find a library, the lib has actually been installed via dawinports and is at /op/local/lib i have tried setting LIB,DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH in my bash profile but cant get the extra dirs recognized by config even though they show up as set if i type env in the terminal, if i use a symlink the config works fine so i know the librarys themselves are ok but obviously keep makeing symlinks is not the best way to do things i just want to add extra search paths like i do for executable any help would be appreciated __________________ wish i could tpye

10-13-2005, 02:34 PM	#2
GlowingApple Major Leaguer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 278	I know that most configure scripts will have an option to direct them to specific libraries that they need. This won't solve all your library issues like setting some sort of search path, but it will work on a configure by configure basis. I would try running ./configure --help and see if there is an option to specify a library path. __________________ ~Jayson <www.kempinger.us>

10-13-2005, 02:45 PM	#3
blb All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CO, USA Posts: 908	Don't mess with the DYLD_* vars (you can break stuff if you do it wrong). The following should work: Code: env CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib" ./configure That'll tell configure to also look in DP's include and lib dirs for stuff at the right time. And using them within env keeps them set only when needed.

10-13-2005, 03:40 PM	#4
KeithHedger Prospect Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 14	spot on! worked perfectly thanks a bunch __________________ wish i could tpye

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