Re: AIX glib compile error message "gettext not found"

[Salman Mohsin <ssmohsin yahoo com>]

Actually I AM using GNU's gettext with IBM's libiconv. As it's a production system, I can't make changes to existing libraries, though I can install new ones (that's what I'm trying to do by getting "glib" to work). So, I have to make do with libiconv provided by the vendor. Unless, it can be verified that if I install the libiconv from GNU, it won't break ANY existing application. And I don't know how to verify that (or if both can coexist, somehow).

 

But the point is that as "configure" found out that:

 

checking for iconv_open... no
checking for libiconv_open in -liconv... no
checking for iconv_open in -liconv... yes

"libiconv_open" is not available but "iconv_open" is, then why didn't it use this one instead of still trying to use the one it didn't find in the first place. To me, it's a bug in "configure". As you can see in the config.log file:

 

configure:6455: checking if -liconv is needed to use gettext
configure:6457: result:
configure:6459: checking for dcgettext in -lintl
configure:6489: cc -o conftest -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib conftest.c -lintl -lico        nv  >&5
ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .libiconv_close
ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .libiconv_set_relocation_prefix
ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .libiconv_open
ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .libiconv
ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more information.
configure:6495: $? = 8
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */

 

I hope someone could shed a light on this and help me out.

 

Thanks a bunch,

Salman

 

From: Daniel Nilsson <daniel oden homeip net>
To: gtk-list gnome org
Subject: Re: AIX glib compile error message "gettext not found"
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:17:50 -0400

 

I'm not that experienced in AIX but it looks to me like you have
either one of these issues:

1. You're using the wrong version of a library that glib depends on.

2. You're trying to use gettext from AIX (what does 'which gettext'
   give you ?) together with GNU libiconv or vice versa. Make sure you
   have libiconv from GNU (http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/) and
   GNU gettext (http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/) and that they
   are found on the paths (linker and executable) before any AIX stuff.

Sorry I can't be of more help... Try some AIX-Gnome or AIX-Mozilla
lists maybe ?