Re: Debian GNU/NetBSD, some comments..
On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 05:26:24PM -0500, Richard Tibbetts wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 11:20:51PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> > - Error when building screen: "ld: cannot find -ldl". Anyone has an idea
> > on this?
>
> Much like -ldb, netbsd just puts the functionality in the libc[1], so
> you don't need the library. In fact, the library doesn't exist.
>
> [1] Actually, I might be wrong about where the functionality lives.
> I'm not certain about the precise implementation. But the effect is
> the same: remove the -ldl and it will work.
Generally, autoconf is the correct answer. I know some packages *do* find
the dl routines just fine, and I believe they find them in libc, but the
point is, you *can* find them sanely...
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