Re: Trying to build on Mint 20 ... [msg2mw gmail com]

[Mike Witt <msg2mw gmail com>]

On 10/04/2021 02:40:23 PM, Jack via balsa-list wrote:
> On 2021.10.04 16:05, Mike Witt via balsa-list wrote:
> > On 10/04/2021 01:35:26 PM, Jack via balsa-list wrote:
> >
> > > The full configure command line you used, with all parameters and  
> > > switches.  (I don't expect there to be a problem there, but you  
> > > never know.)
> >
> > I'm just saying ./configure
> That should be fine.
> > > I don't know if it will help, but try creating a new directory  
> > > "build" there, cd into it, then do ../configure.   The other thing  
> > > you might try is to use meson.  It works pretty much the  same - cd  
> > > into build, then "meson ..".  I'm still trying to figure out why  
> > > configure is failing for me.
> >
> > I made a new subdirectory and did ../configure -- no difference.
> >
> > I don't know anything about "meson" but I installed it, and in that  
> > same subdirectory I just typed: meson
> > It still complained about "enchant" not being found. But maybe meson  
> > needs some parameters or something.
> Other than pointing to the root of the source tree, it shouldn't need  
> anything else for default settings.
> > I've got a /usr/bin/enchant, /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/enchant, and  
> > /usr/share/enchant -- if that helps.
> There should be a libenchant-2.so.2.2.8 and a libenchant.so.1.6.0 (or  
> something close, and some variants.)  It is the .so. file that is  
> being tested for.  If they exist, we need to dig deeper.  If you  
> can't find them, check the list of files installed with any of the  
> enchant packages you have installed, although I would be surprised if  
> Mint omitted the .so files from the package.

I've got:

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libenchant-2.so.2.2.8
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libenchant.so.1.6.0

Is there some way to check if it's looking in those places?