I'm a newbie to linux and I'm trying to install Ksirtet (tetrix). As usual the configure, make and make install things when I do the configure I get an error this is from the config.log
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int main() {
killpg()
; return 0; }
configure:4171: checking size of int
configure:4190: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c 1>&5
configure:4209: checking size of long
configure:4228: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c 1>&5
configure:4247: checking size of char *
configure:4266: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c 1>&5
configure:4285: checking size of char
configure:4304: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c 1>&5
configure:4325: checking for dlopen in -ldl
configure:4369: checking for shl_unload in -ldld
configure:4388: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c -ldld 1>&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldld
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 4377 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error. */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */
char shl_unload();

int main() {
shl_unload()
; return 0; }
configure:4417: checking for extra includes
configure:4448: checking for extra libs
configure:4482: checking for libz
configure:4508: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c -lz -lresolv 1>&5
configure:4501:17: zlib.h: No such file or directory
configure: failed program was:
#line 4499 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

#include<zlib.h>

int main() {
return (zlibVersion() == ZLIB_VERSION);
; return 0; }
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this is my question how can I find out if my GLIB is working properly or if I have it installed/loaded? if this is the problem. HELP.


thank

Rob

Use the command:

rpm -q zlib

to see if you have zlib installed - if it isn't you can find one from rpmfind.net:

http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2htm...php?query=zlib

Since you look like you're using Mandrake, an RPM for Mandrake (MDK) or RedHat should do the trick.

If zlib *is* already installed, then list out the files with

rpm -ql zlib

You're looking for the zlib.h entry, this will allow you to run configure with:

configure --with-zlib=/path/to/zlibheader


naz

thanks that was IT....

Oops, slight error - development files are usually in "packagename-devel", so the zlib.h header might be in the zlib-devel rpm. Some distributions include the header files in the main rpm anyway though.

naz