how to use LDFLAGS while running ./configure
 

how do i use LDFLAGS while running ./configure

when i type ./configure --help the man page only gives a brief explanation of it .



however when i try ./configure -L /name of directory i get an error
I even tried ./configure LDFLAGS -L /name of the directory

you really don't use LDFLAGS with ./configure
./configure determines LDFLAGS by examining various config files for libraries and writes those flags to the Makefile
it May be possible to set some LDFLAGS by using
export LDFLAGS='-L/some/path'
then in the same shell
./configure
i'm not sure
you certainly can controll
CFLAGS that way

sometimes it's easy to just change the Makefile after configure has made it
if it's not working