Bug#1202: xbase bug?? ld bug?

[david@rem.ods.com (David Engel)]

> Package: multiple?
>
> If I install X11 and the GCC tools, ld can't seem to find
> /usr/X11R6/lib libraries by itself.  I find myself having to add a
> -L/usr/X11R6/lib to the makefile.  I don't know where this can be
> fixed, or if it can be fixed, but it does not seem normal.  ldconfig
> seems to find the library without a problem.

/usr/X11R6/lib is not supposed to be searched by ld by default.  What
are you trying to compile?  If it has an Imakefile, just run xmkmf and
everything will be setup correctly for make.  This is the normal way
of configuring and building X packages.

David
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