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Re: Checking for function s in libs.
From: |
Lars Hecking |
Subject: |
Re: Checking for function s in libs. |
Date: |
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:32:16 +0000 |
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Mutt/1.5.1i |
Lars Segerlund writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am packaging an old program with autoconf/make and I have a check
> that fails without any explanation I can think of.
>
> AC_CHECK_LIB(X11,XOpenDisplay)
>
> fails, however the program uses X11 and I just don't understand whats
> going on ?
>
> also I have seen some checks like
>
> AC_CHECK_LIB( GL, main)
>
> which are ok ? can somebody help me ?
If you just want to check for the presence of X, see the autoconf manual for
AC_PATH_X and AC_PATH_XTRA. Your check fails (probably) because the linker
requires additional libraries.
config.log usually tells you what's going on.