Re: cannot find -ldb

["Ben Taylor" <sol7x86 hotmail com>]

No, you didn't mess anything up.  Unlike most of the other path's
which can be defined in the configure phase of gnome-libs, gnome-core, and 
other gnome packages, BerkeleyDBis unknowingly absent.  IE, we should be 
able to do something like:

./configure --with-berkdb=/usr/local/BerkelyDB

in gnome-libs-1.2.8.  If it worked like this, we wouldn't have this
problem, as link dirs for BerkeleyDB would get propogated out through the 
gnome-config script and the gnomeConf.sh script.

To get around this, you can modify gnome-config and add
"-L <berkeley DB libdir>" in the cases  gnome and gnome-ui.  that
will fix later things you compile.

In the mean time, add "-L<berkeley DB libdir>" to the environment
variable LDFLAGS.  IF that doesn't work, then you'll need to hack
the Makefile and do the same modification.

One last note: if you compiled BerkeleyDB with c++ extensions, then
you have to configure gnome-libs-1.2.8 with --enable-stdcxx.

HTH,

Ben

> Hello,
> Every time I try to compile a gnome application, I get the same error
> during the final linking of the program.  the compiler says:
>
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb
>
> and then the make fails.
> I'm guessing that I just messed up some library file that I shouldn't
> have, but I have absolutely no idea which one.  What library(s) does the
> -ldb flag refer to?  Anyone seen this problem before?  or have any other
> insight as to what my problem is?  I running Debian Woody, and using all
> of the latest helix/ximian debian packages.  thanks in advance for your
> help!
>
> David
>
> btw, I'm not subscribed to the list, so please cc dfenster umr edu in
> any responses... thanks
>
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