[Slackbuilds-users] libs in /usr/local/lib

[Willy Sudiarto Raharjo]

On Sun 09 Mar 2014 08:51:59 PM WIT, Nick Warne wrote:
> On 09/03/14 13:39, Nick Warne wrote:
>> On 09/03/14 13:35, Didier Spaier wrote:
>>> On 09/03/2014 14:30, Nick Warne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 09/03/14 13:19, Didier Spaier wrote:
>>>>> On 09/03/2014 13:36, Nick Warne wrote:
>>>>>> Using slackbuild dsniff (as an example), I find that slackbuild
>>>>>> fails on ./configure as it thinks libnet is not installed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now, not to confuse things, this is on my AMD64 running Slack
>>>>>> 12.1 (no multilib) and I often build/install 'lesser used libs'
>>>>>> into /usr/local/lib and run/update ldconfig on installation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can configure dsniff by hand fine, all libs are found - but
>>>>>> using the slack script, it doesn't find them...
>>>>>
>>>>> Alla SlackBuilds for libnet (there is none fo Salcakre 12.1)
>>>>> include this:
>>>>>
>>>>> elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
>>>>>     SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
>>>>>     LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
>>>>>
>>>>> So this configure option:
>>>>> --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
>>>>> expands to:
>>>>> --libdir=/usr/lib64
>>>>>
>>>>> But there is no /usr/lib64 directory in Slackware 12.1.
>>>>>
>>>>> Could that be the issue?
>>>>
>>>> I looked at that - forgot to say too that this was a Slamd64 distro
>>>> before Pat made the official 64bit build, so I do have a /usr/lib64
>>>> (for years).
>>>>
>>>> All those $VARS do in the build is where to install the package
>>>> libs (if you use it).
>>>>
>>>> And it doesn't matter where the libs are installed to - the
>>>> 'system' knows they are there ref. ldconfig and a manual
>>>> ./configure works...
>>>
>>> Then, would you mind posting your full (with all options) manual
>>> configure command that works?
>>
>> Yes, sure:
>>
>> ./configure
>>
>> :)
>>
>> This is nothing to do with the slackbuild of dsniff!  I just used that
>> as an example (as this is when I found this issue).
>>
>> I just do not know why the slackbuild ./configure doesn't see libnet
>> libs in /usr/local/lib yet the system does!
>>
>> Nick
>>
>
> OK, I was thinking, I use 'sudo' and wondered if it was an ENV thing
> going on:
>
> sudo ./dsniff.Slackbuild
> ...
> checking for Berkeley DB with 1.85 compatibility... yes
> checking for libpcap... yes
> checking for libnet... no
> configure: error: libnet not found
>
> Now log in as 'real' root:
>
> ./dsniff.Slackbuild
> ...
> checking for Berkeley DB with 1.85 compatibility... yes
> checking for libpcap... yes
> checking for libnet... no
> configure: error: libnet not found
>
> Now as normal user (me) in dsniff directory:
>
> ./configure
> ...
> checking for Berkeley DB with 1.85 compatibility... yes
> checking for libpcap... yes
> checking for libnet... yes
> checking for libnids... yes
> checking whether libnids version is good... yes
> checking for OpenSSL... yes
> creating ./config.status
> creating Makefile
> creating config.h
> config.h is unchanged
>
> Huh!  See what I mean?

Have you checked the $PATH?

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Willy Sudiarto Raharjo