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What is this error cannot find -lelf

I am trying to compile aide. The commands are ./configure,make, make install.

I get two errors on the make command and never make it to the make install command.

Code:

gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS -W -Wall -g -g -O2  -static  -o aide aide.o base64.o be.o commandconf.o compare_db.o conf_lex.o conf_yacc.o db.o db_disk.o db_file.o db_lex.o db_list.o db_sql.o do_md.o error.o gen_list.o getopt1.o getopt.o gnu_regex.o list.o md.o snprintf.o symboltable.o util.o  -lm      -lelf 

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lelf

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

make[3]: *** [aide] Error 1

make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/james/Desktop/aide-0.15.1/src'

make[2]: *** [all] Error 2

make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/james/Desktop/aide-0.15.1/src'

make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/james/Desktop/aide-0.15.1'

make: *** [all] Error 2

The firt error is the one that I am concerned about. I beleive the second error will do way once I take care of the first error.

The error is

Code:

cc -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS -W -Wall -g -g -O2  -static  -o aide aide.o base64.o be.o commandconf.o compare_db.o conf_lex.o conf_yacc.o db.o db_disk.o db_file.o db_lex.o db_list.o db_sql.o do_md.o error.o gen_list.o getopt1.o getopt.o gnu_regex.o list.o md.o snprintf.o symboltable.o util.o  -lm      -lelf 

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lelf

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

make[3]: *** [aide] Error 1

It is not finding -lelf.

ld returned 1 exit status

I am not sure how to make it find lelf.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

R,

jyunker

I think you have a tab instead of a space in your command line right before calling out the library elf

"lelf" = libelf.so

* How to decide a package providing libelf.so : $ yum provides */libelf.so
Install the package : # yum install elfutils-libelf-devel

Installing `aide-0.14.3' : # yum install aide

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I am not sure what you are saying:

Code:

I think you have a tab instead of a space in your command line right before calling out the library elf

Any help appreciated.

R,

jyunker

The package in question is already installed.

Code:

[root@james sysconfig]# sudo yum install elfutils-libelf-devel-0.152-1.el6.x86_64

Loaded plugins: downloadonly, fastestmirror, priorities, refresh-packagekit, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

 * base: mirror-centos.hostingswift.com

 * elrepo: ftp.cc.uoc.gr

 * epel: mirror.nexcess.net

 * extras: mirror-centos.hostingswift.com

 * rpmforge: mirror.nexcess.net

 * updates: mirror.5ninesolutions.com

Setting up Install Process

Package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.152-1.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Nothing to do

[root@james sysconfig]# sudo yum install elfutils-libelf-devel

Loaded plugins: downloadonly, fastestmirror, priorities, refresh-packagekit, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

 * base: mirror-centos.hostingswift.com

 * elrepo: ftp.cc.uoc.gr

 * epel: mirror.nexcess.net

 * extras: mirror-centos.hostingswift.com

 * rpmforge: mirror.nexcess.net

 * updates: mirror.5ninesolutions.com

Setting up Install Process

Package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.152-1.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Nothing to do

And libelf.so is in LD_LIBARY_PATH.

So it should be finding it.

Also why did you type :

yum provides */libelf.so

instead of

yum provides libelf.so

?

Thanks in advance.

R,

jyunker

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyunker (Post 5141757)

I am not sure what you are saying:

Code:

I think you have a tab instead of a space in your command line right before calling out the library elf

Any help appreciated.

R,

jyunker

The error you are getting indicates that the failing command is looking for a file named "-lelf" when it should be seeing the "-l" option to look for a library whose base name is "elf". Note the gap in your post between "-lm" and "-lelf". It looks like an error in the whitespace to me. Could be a line-wrap problem also.