[geeks] C compiler won't create executables ..WTF?

[Eric Dittman]

> > > Now I go to run congure and it barfs cannot find zlib. I *KNOW* zlib is
> > > on this box.
> >
> > Read the tail-end of config.log or configure.log again.  Configure
> > stupidly says "I can't find $foo!" if it cannot compile a program that
> > uses $foo[1].  There may be something else causing that error.
> >
> here is the output:
> 
> int main() {
> XtMalloc()
> ; return 0; }
> configure:8750: checking for gzsetparams in -lz
> configure:8769: gcc -o conftest -g -O2   conftest.c -lz   1>&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 8758 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> 
> All I want to do is get this friggin xine working. 
> 
> Gimme BSD and ports anyday over this RPM bullshit

The last time I tried to build xine I had all kinds of problems,
and I don't have problems compiling anything else.  xine is just
put together screwy.  I ended up just grabbing the rpms someone
else built and installed them.
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Eric Dittman
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