Re: Needed: help regarding a simple path statement for a ./configure


Subject: Re: Needed: help regarding a simple path statement for a ./configure
From: Jim (jwadell@gci.net)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 18:42:22 AKST


henderson wrote:

> Help please :-)
>
> I am missing something . . .
>
> I would like to compile from the tarball Avifile.
>
> In indicating in the configure I need to indicate qt libraries since
> the autodetect does not recognise/find the qt libraries.
>
> The libraries on Gentoo Linux live at:
>
> /usr/qt/2/lib
> /usr/qt/3/lib
>
> in the configure statement qt libs are NOT found at:
> > checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers
> > checking for X... (cached) libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers
> > checking for Qt... checking for main in -lqt-mt... no
> > no
> >
> > *** WARNING: Could not find usable Qt on your system! If it _is_
> installed,
> > *** delete ./config.cache and re-run ./configure, specifying path to
> > *** Qt headers and libraries in configure options. Also possible
> reason
> > *** could be you are trying to link Qt libraries compiled with
> different
> > *** compiler - Qt libraries compiled with different compiler then the
> one
> > *** used right now can't be linked TOGETHER - see ./config.log for
> the reason
> > *** Switching off compilation of Qt utilities.
> >
> > checking for jpeglib.h... yes
> > checking for jpeg_start_compress in -ljpeg... yes
> > checking for XF86DGAQueryExtension in -lXxf86dga... yes
>
> Now my question --- How do I correctly enable the PATH to the libraries
> in the config script:
>
> > --enable-qt-prefixXXXXWHAT DO I PUT HERE???? build Qt
> utils. [default=yes]
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fr. Benjamin

I cheated and set up a link
ln -s /usr/qt/2/qt /usr/lib/qt-2.2.3 , etc. I really HATE it when someone
messes with the "normal" path to some lib, but one learns patience as one
gets older!

Jim



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