Re: [gnome-db] libgda compile with Interbase

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 23:45, Stephen Engelman wrote:
> I am having trouble compiling libgda 1.0.2 on a RH9 system.  I am using
> the configure option --with-interbase=/opt/firebird/lib.  I am using
> FirebirdSS-1.5.0.4027-RC7 i686 RPM from the Firebird download area.  
> The configure command runs successfully but the make dies with:
> ...
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgds
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [libgda-firebird.la] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/engest/Software/libgda-1.0.2/providers/firebird'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/engest/Software/libgda-1.0.2/providers'
> make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> 
> I do know what ld is complaining about... I should probably know what
> -lgds means, but I do not recognize it.  Can anywhere tell me where I
> screwed up?  I have attached the configure output and the make output.
> 
it seems to me you don't have the -devel package for Firebird? If that's
the case, we should probably detect it in configure, and not try to
build the Firebird provider if the -devel package is not installed.

Please check that out.

cheers