Compiling error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lexpat1

lombaardcj · 05-11-2011, 01:58 AM

Hi All,

I've been around the block with this problem and don't know what else to check to compile source for gpsbabel-1.4.2.

Other posts on this forum mentioning the same error with no resolution on this specifically.

I have looked at the following:
1. The Makefile looks like this for the part compiling with expat options:

Code:

gpsbabel$(EXEEXT): configure Makefile $(OBJS)  
	$(CC)  $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -lm  -L/lib -lexpat -L/usr/lib -lusb $(OUTPUT_SWITCH)$@

2.Search for library files:

Code:

$find /usr/lib -type f -name "*expat*" -print
/lib/libexpat.so.1.5.2
/lib/libexpatw.so.1.5.2
...
[Many other links but not relevant library files]
...

3.I'm running Ubuntu version

Code:

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release:	10.04
Codename:	lucid

Can anyone with some know how help me please? I have looked on Google and other forums with no answer to my problem.

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knudfl · 05-11-2011, 02:26 AM

Welcome to LQ.

lexpat means libexpat.so , you will need this :
sudo apt-get install libexpat1-dev
.. which provides the required library and the headers.

The easy way to find a librarary :
Enter the name ( = expat ) in Synaptic "Search".

..