On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Frank S. Bernhardt wrote:
> 1) How do I know or can I tell what libraries I need to make something like
> exim or any other package? Where should these libraries come from and where
> should they be placed (/usr/lib, /usr/local/lib, ...)?
Unfortunately, the answer to this question is "it depends on your
operating system". There seem to be a lot of different variations.
When I am close to releasing a major new version of Exim, I try to
compile it on as many OS as I can. For this purpose, people have given
me accounts on various systems that I do not normally use for anything
else. Usually, I find that Exim "just builds". This means one of two
things: Either (a) these systems come with everything that's needed or
(b) their managers are clued-up, and have installed the stuff needed for
building software from source. I don't know which is the right answer!
> Is there a document/book explaining all this?
There must be books on Unix software development matters.
> Sorry if I seem frustrated, I am. Although exim built clean, I would like to
> know what I did to get it to build cleanly. There has to be a science to it.
It's a black art!
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Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
