Re: yp_get_default_domain not found when linking gdm

[Henk Huitema <huitema chem rug nl>]

Michael Lea wrote:
> 
> I'm running Debian potato at home with most of CVS gnome
> installed.  However, I can't seem to get gdm to compile.  When it tries
> to link, I get "function yp_get_default_domain not found".  In looking
> through altavista, I found that this function used to be in libc5, but has
> been moved to libnsl.  However, I can't seem to find libnsl!  Is this a
> problem
> with gnome, or is it a problem with my debian setup?

I had the same problem (potato too). It's a Debian problem i guess,
symbol in libwrapper.a missing. I can do without tcp wrappers, so i
edited gdm/configure -> "#define HAVE_TCPWRAPPERS 0" and now gdm
compiles and runs fine for me.
Should file a bug report to Debian i though.

moi,
Henk.