On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, poff wrote:

> Great as pkgsrc is sometimes it doesn't have stuff I want.

Consider adding to pkgsrc.

> ./configure
>
> Now, how can I link to all the system libraries as well as pkgsrc does?

To see an example of how pkgsrc does it, go into a pkgsrc directory (for
some similar software), and do something like:

make show-var VARNAME=CONFIGURE_ARGS

make show-var VARNAME=CONFIGURE_ENV

> fluxspace.sourceforge.net

Look at how pkgsrc does it with
.include "../../lang/python/application.mk"

Also, if you have a configure script try running it with --help.

> Also, if I compile for example "fbdesk" (you can tell I'm a fluxbox fan),
> it compiles with
>
> ./configure
>
> and make's, only when I run it it can't find some .so file which exists.
>
> At random I remembered LD_LIBRARY_PATH which fixed it.
>
> How can I compile this in at the ./configure stage?

I don't think that can be defined in the ./configure step. Maybe edit the
Makefile, so use something like the following when linking:
 -Wl,-R/usr/X11R6/lib


You should just use pkgsrc to port the software; it makes it easier and
others may benefit too!

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://www.reedmedia.net/