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alexus wrote:

> I'm trying to compile something and I'm getting these lines while I'm
> doing ./configure
> 
> checking if libtool supports shared libraries... no
> checking whether to build shared libraries... no
> 
> I went and even recompiled libtool
> 
> # ./configure | grep -i share
> checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries...
> yes checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
> checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries...
> yes checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared
> libraries... yes checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
> checking whether the f77 linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries...
> yes checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
> checking whether the f77 linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries...
> yes
> #
> 
> yet still same thing with my other program, it wont compile shared
> libraries...
> 

Try using the ports system to install software. May work better.

-Mike