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Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory

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ec429 <ec429@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> On 07/01/12 11:26, ArifulHossain tuhin wrote:
> > I have built a library. Say its libexample.la. Now i want a build a sample
> >application. The sample application comes with a configure script. When i
> >run the configure script it fails reporting that it could not find the
> >library it needs. So i need to supply the libexample.la's directory
> >information in the configure script somehow so that it can find the library
> >and build the application. I need a general way of doing this, because i
> >stumble upon this problem several times in past.

> > I always solved it through googling, and some tweaking with no clear
> >understanding. I have idea that may be it can be done through defining
> >Environment variables. But any general way of doing it? i mean to supply
> >this information to the configure script in a way which will be applicable
> >to all other scenario ?

> This is not a C question.  You might have better luck asking in a 
> newsgroup devoted to your platform; may I suggest comp.unix.programmer?

Seconded. And while doing that it might be worth to try to
give some further information about what you're doing (e.g.
what does this configure script do, where does it come from
etc. - is this a question about the autoconf/automake tools
in disguise?). And, btw., at least under Unix the extension
for a library is typically  '.a' (for static libraries) and
'.so' (for shared libraries) and '.la' is often an interme-
diate file created by the libtool utility. If you use these
tools it would make a lot of sense if you would mention that
in your post.
                           Regards, Jens
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  \   Jens Thoms Toerring  ___      jt@toerring.de
   \__________________________      http://toerring.de

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Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory ArifulHossain tuhin <etothepowerpi@gmail.com> - 2012-01-07 03:26 -0800
  Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory ec429 <ec429@cam.ac.uk> - 2012-01-07 14:15 +0000
    Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2012-01-07 16:26 +0000
    Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2012-01-07 17:40 +0000
  Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-01-07 17:50 +0000
    Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2012-01-07 21:24 +0000
      [OT] Bashing on autotools (Was: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory) ec429 <ec429@cam.ac.uk> - 2012-01-08 05:19 +0000
        Re: [OT] Bashing on autotools (Was: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory) Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2012-01-08 09:15 +0000
          Re: [OT] Bashing on autotools Markus Wichmann <nullplan@gmx.net> - 2012-01-08 23:09 +0100
            Re: [OT] Bashing on autotools Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2012-01-09 07:53 +0000
            Re: [OT] Bashing on autotools Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2012-01-09 19:21 +0000
    Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory falk@rahul.net (Edward A. Falk) - 2012-01-08 07:13 +0000
    Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory ArifulHossain tuhin <etothepowerpi@gmail.com> - 2012-01-09 02:12 -0800
      Re: Building a sample application with libraries located in nonstandard directory Markus Wichmann <nullplan@gmx.net> - 2012-01-09 15:00 +0100

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