Re: pkg/43999: graphics/imlib fails to compile on sparc64 with error "configure: error: *** PNG library not found ***"

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

The following reply was made to PR pkg/43999; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Volkmar Seifert" <vs%nifelheim.info@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/43999: graphics/imlib fails to compile on sparc64 with error
 "configure: error: *** PNG library not found ***"
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 07:23:30 +0100

 Hi,
 
 >  >  >  > checking for gif_lib.h... yes
 >  >  >  > checking for DGifOpenFileName in -lungif... yes
 >  >  >  > checking for png_read_info in -lpng... no
 >  >  >  > configure: error: *** PNG library not found ***
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  Could you look at config.log file and why it failed to link?
 >  > I have uploaded the relevant files to
 >  > http://www.nifelheim.info/~mjoellnir/errors/imlib/
 >  > with png-part-config.log being the extraction of the failing
 >  >  configure-operation.
 >  > I don't really see why it shouldn't work, when the other pkgsrc-related
 >  >  libs do, but may be you can see more. If you need more information,
 > let me
 >  >  know, and I'll happily provide what I can.
 >
 >  Probably, trying to link with -lpng, but only libpng14 exists.
 >
 >  How about result of following?
 >
 >  % make show-var VARNAME=BUILDLINK_TRANSFORM
 >
 >  It should be "l:png:png14" and treat the issue.
 >  (it is in graphics/png/buildlink3.mk)
 
 This is the result:
 
 # make show-var VARNAME=BUILDLINK_TRANSFORM
 l:png:png14 rm:-liconv
 #
 
 - Volkmar
 
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