Re: pkg/43995: security/gnutls failed to compile with error "-lreadline not found", though it was installed

["Volkmar Seifert" <vs%nifelheim.info@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/43995; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Volkmar Seifert" <vs%nifelheim.info@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/43995: security/gnutls failed to compile with error
 "-lreadline not found", though it was installed
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 19:09:06 +0100

 Hi,
 
 >  >  ld: cannot find -lreadline
 >  > So it seems to me that my previous patch is the only solution, as
 >  >  gnutls's
 >  >  configure-script does not offer to turn off readline-support.
 >
 >  Strange.
 >  If -lreadline is not found in build phase, it should not be found by
 > configure script too.
 
 Well, I can provide even stranger problems than this one, if you like
 mysteries ;)
 At least for this one there was a simple solution...
 
 - Volkmar
 
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