Re: configure can't find libjpeg.so

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Le mar 11/05/2004 à 23:41, Mike a écrit :
> Howdy,
> 
> New to this list. I actually subscribed but haven't rec'd the (automated)
> response yet. So feel free to reply to me directly. If I get a solution I'll
> post a summary.
> 
> Trying to configure gtk+-2.4.1 on Tru64 5.1B unix. Configure exits with:
> 
> checking for tiffio.h... yes
> checking for jpeg_destroy_decompress in -ljpeg... no
> configure: WARNING: *** JPEG loader will not be built (JPEG library not
> found) ***
> configure: error:
> *** Checks for JPEG loader failed. You can build without it by passing
> *** --without-libjpeg to configure but some programs using GTK+ may
> *** not work properly
> bash-2.05b#
> 
> Libjpeg.so is buried in /opt/java131/jre/lib/alpha/libjpeg.so, with a link
> to it from /usr/shlib/libjpeg.so. But it definitely is there, I installed it
> yesterday.
> 
> I spotted a prior thread on this but it ended with the user not having had
> libjpeg.so anywhere on his computer; that is not the case with me.

In such a situation, it is generally useful and instructive to consult
what went wrong in config.log. The error might come from the compiler 
(as missing headers?) or from the linker (as a missing library).