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

[David Passmore]

On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 08:23:10PM -0500, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2002, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> 
> > 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
> 
> *lightbulb*
> 
> Did you -just- install zlib?
> 
> Do (as root):
> 
>   ldconfig -v
>   ldconfig -v
> 
> (yes, do it twice)

ldconfig will update where the system shared library loader will look for
the libz library when the program is run. To *link* with the library, it
must either be in one of gcc's default search paths, or you must specify the
path to libz.a or libz.so with -L/path/to/libz.a.

David