X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:06:47 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: ld didn't find self compiled libxml Message-ID: <20100727190647.GC3387@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20100727164212 DOT 97850 AT gmx DOT net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100727164212.97850@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 06:42:12PM +0200, cygwin DOT 20 DOT maillinglist AT spamgourmet DOT com wrote: >Hi folks > >I'm not an expert on compiling things for cygwin. Normally configure, make, make install work fine. But not now. > >I tried to compile a program which needs libxml support. > >I compiled and installed the libxml myself. While running configure everything is ok. The libxml is found. But when I try to build the program >I get the following error. > >------------------------------------------------------- >$ make >make all-am >make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/pm/fromsource/xml2-0.4' >gcc -g -O2 -o xml2.exe xml2.o -lxml >/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/4.3.4/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lxml >collect2: ld gab 1 als Ende-Status zur??ck >make[1]: *** [xml2.exe] Fehler 1 >make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/pm/fromsource/xml2-0.4' >make: *** [all] Fehler 2 >------------------------------------------------------- > >What could I do that the libxml is linked to the program? >Must I convert the libxml to a dll? > >Thank for any hint ld doesn't search the current directory for libraries. Either add a -L. to the command line or specify libxml.a rathern than -lxml . cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple