[Slackbuilds-users] libcap build fails

[Steve]

On Sunday 31 August 2008 09:00:31 pm Robby Workman wrote:
> Robert W. Wendel wrote:
> >   I had a problem with libcap 2.11 for 12.1 not compiling.
> >   As strang as it may seem,  I compiled/installed libcap 1.97 for 12.0
> > .  After doing that, then libcap 2.11 for 12.1 compiled successfully.
> > Removed 1.97 and installed 2.11.  Tested the library and 2.11 works ok.
>
> Interesting...  Surely the newer libcap doesn't depend on itself already
> being installed in order to build.  Perhaps something went wrong in the
> build...  :/
>
> -RW
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Same thing here.  Installing 1.97 for 12.0 on 12.1 allowed 2.11 to build on 
12.1.  Given my previous errors, I would guess it can now find capabilities.h 
where it expects it to be.

I'm out of my league though so I'll leave it to you folks to sort out.