Re: [xml] Problems compiling libxml2 on Sun Solaris 2.8 UNIX system with iconv

["William M. Brack" <wbrack mmm com hk>]

John Hockaday ga gov au said:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to compile libxml2-2.6.10 on a Sun Solaris 2.8 UNIX
> system.  I
> have tried the following configuration command:
>
> /configure --prefix=/public/data/asddgate --with-iconv=/usr/local
>
> Because iconv is in /usr/local/bin/.
>
> The make command gives the following errors:

<snip>

> rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `gzwrite SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `deflateEnd SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `gzopen SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `gzrewind SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `crc32 SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `deflate SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `deflateInit2_ SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `gzread SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `gzclose SUNW_1 1'
> ./.libs/libxml2.so: undefined reference to `gzdopen SUNW_1 1'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [xmllint] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/web/apps/asdd/libxml2-2.6.10'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/web/apps/asdd/libxml2-2.6.10'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
>
> Is this some sort of basic UNIX stuff that the make can't find?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> John Hockaday
> Geoscience Australia
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> john hockaday ga gov au

This is saying that you have configured libxml2 with the compression
library, but the linker can't find it.  You can either re-run
configure with the "--without-zlib" switch, or specify (like you did
for iconv) where the library is located with "with-zlib=xxxx".

HTH

Bill