Re: readline missing on linux?

It appears your readline needs -ltermcap, -lterminfo, or -lcurses to
link properly.  I think this happens when the readline library is not
linked against those when it is created.

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Randolph Jones wrote:
> I am getting configure failures due to missing readline.
> I have redhat 9, 2.4.21, with readline and readline-devel 2.4.2 installed.
> I am trying to build 7.3.3
> Below is part of my config.log
> Any help greatly appreciated
> TIA
> rfjones
>
> }
> configure:5786: result: no
> configure:5800: checking for readline
> configure:5837: gcc -o conftest -O2     conftest.c -lreadline -lcrypt
> -lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lbsd  >&5
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetnum'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgoto'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetflag'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `BC'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tputs'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `PC'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetent'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `UP'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetstr'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure:5840: $? = 1
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 5811 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
>
> /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> extern "C"
> #endif
> /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
>    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
> char readline ();
> #ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
> #  ifdef __cplusplus
>      extern "C"
> #  endif
>    int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
> #endif
> int
> main ()
> {
> readline ();
>   ;
>   return 0;
> }
> configure:5837: gcc -o conftest -O2     conftest.c -ledit -lcrypt
> -lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lbsd  >&5
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ledit
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure:5840: $? = 1
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 5811 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
>
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