From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 21 03:52:55 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28F1416A41A for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:52:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE8AF13C46A for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:52:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lAL3qr0j008976; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:53 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id JbsaPL52f85H; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:50 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (dsl.daleco.biz [209.125.108.70]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lAL3qihA008972; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4743AB86.4090202@daleco.biz> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:38 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070418 SeaMonkey/1.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: stevefranks@ieee.org References: <539c60b90711201434s361ec72co898fad601f35535a@mail.gmail.com> <20071120231601.GB1161@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <539c60b90711201612o5c8cfc99ma53829b181959e15@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90711201612o5c8cfc99ma53829b181959e15@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: rsmith@xs4all.nl, User Questions Subject: Re: arbitrary build can't find libs - right way to do this? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:52:55 -0000 Steve Franks wrote: > On Nov 20, 2007 4:16 PM, Roland Smith wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 03:34:29PM -0700, Steve Franks wrote: >>> I'm trying to compile a non-port application for the first time ever. >>> The associated library built and installed just fine - I can see them >>> right in /usr/local/lib and usr/local/include/libnamefoo.h However, >>> when I run ./configure for the application, it clearly can't find the >>> libs. So my question is, should I be changing my path, is there a >>> standard variable I need to export, or what? Obviously for ports this >>> just works, so I've never had to do it. I'm sure there's a standard >>> way, so I thought I'd get in the habit of doing that right from the >>> start... >> The best way would be to write a port makefile and submit it. That way >> you only have to figure it out once. Especially if the app needs patches >> to work correctly on FreeBSD. And in case of a free software app, others >> can use it as well, _and_ help you with bugfixing. :-) For closed source >> stuff submitting a port would probably be useless. > > I'd love to (submit a port), but how do I make a port if I can't even > get it to work the first time myself? > configure --includedir=/usr/local/include doesn't work; > export CPATH =/usr/local/include doesn't work; > export CPPFLAGS -l/usr/local/include doesn't work; > I've checked the permissions, > and I can see the file right there, but configure/gcc can't. The > developer swears something must be 'different' about freebsd because > his gcc finds the same file in /usr/local/include. Appears his system > is gentoo... > > Steve # setenv CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" # setenv LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" # configure Kevin Kinsey -- Finster's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.