Re: parted - compilation problems

[Travis Crump <pretzalz@techhouse.org>]

bob parker wrote:
> I'm running Woody and attempting to compile the latest parted
> (1.6.3)
>
> I get the following ./configure error
>
> checking for uuid_generate in -luuid... no
> configure: error: GNU Parted requires libuuid - a part of the e2fsprogs 
> package (but sometimes distributed separately in uuid-devel or similar)
> This can probably be found on your distribution's CD or FTP site or at:
>          http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/e2fsprogs.html
> Note: if you are using precompiled packages you will also need the development
> package as well (which may be called e2fsprogs-devel or something similar).
> If you compile e2fsprogs yourself then you need to do 'make install' and
> 'make install-libs'.
>
> However, searching for the library gives the following.
> bob@debian:/usr/local/src/parted-1.6.3$ sudo ldconfig -p | grep libuuid
>         libuuid.so.1 (libc6) => /lib/libuuid.so.1
>
> Note I have not much experience using these tools.
>
> Nor could I find any e2fsprogs-devel in the packages selection list.
>
> What to do please?
>
> Bob

Have you done an 'apt-get build-dep parted'?  When I tested it, it
wanted to install "libncurses5-dev libreadline4-dev libreiserfs0.3-0
libreiserfs0.3-dev uuid-dev" so uuid-dev is probably what you are
looking for...