GTK+-2.6.0 configure Problem linking with libjpeg

[Jean Olivier Caron <jecar mlab t u-tokyo ac jp>]

Hello all,

I am trying to compile GTK+-2.6.1 on a debian linux distribution, and I have 
the following linking problem.  Basically ./configure gives me the following 
error

checking for jpeg_destroy_decompress in -ljpeg... no
configure: WARNING: *** JPEG loader will not be built (JPEG library not 
found) ***
configure: error:

if I look more closely to the config.log output :
jecar debian:/src/gtk+-2.6.1$ more config.log | grep jpeg
  $ ./configure --with-libjpeg --with-gnu-ld
configure:25848: checking for jpeg_destroy_decompress in -ljpeg
configure:25878: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -Wall   conftest.c 
-ljpeg    >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ljpeg
| char jpeg_destroy_decompress ();
| jpeg_destroy_decompress ();
*** --without-libjpeg to configure but some programs using GTK+ may
ac_cv_lib_jpeg_jpeg_destroy_decompress=

However, libjpeg exist on my system (I compiled and installed it) and it 
resides in /usr/lib the following readelf confirms that the function
ecar debian:/src/gtk+-2.6.1$ readelf -a /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 | grep 
jpeg_destroy_decompress
    75: 0000c0fc    35 FUNC    GLOBAL DEFAULT   10 jpeg_destroy_decompress
jecar debian:/src/gtk+-2.6.1$
 jpeg_destroy_decompress does in fact exist.  How come configure won't find 
it... /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ljpeg....
I have also done ldconfig and tried to specify the LDFLAGS and it doesn't 
change anything

Anyone has the answer ? -> probably a follow-up to 
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-list/2003-September/msg00273.html

thanks in advance

Jean Olivier