Re: Problem compiling guile

[thi <ttn@mingle.glug.org>]

Panagiwths Katsaloulis writes:

 > >You have to get the readline library from a gnu mirror compile it as a 
 > >shared object (there are special instructions for this) and install it, 
 > >and re-run configure and re-build guile.  If you've already done that then 
 > >add the directory you installed libreadline.so to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH env 
 > >var.  I think that's what worked for me. 
 > 
 > O.K. I followed the instructions, but I keep having these error messages :-(
 > I've builded the readline library as stitic & shared and installed it. The
 > demo programs (rl etc.) work fine.
 > 
 > During ./configure of guile I get these (relevent to readline) messages:
 > checking for readline in -lreadline... no
 > checking for rl_clear_signals... no
 > checking for rl_cleanup_after_signal... no
 > checking for rl_getc_function pointer in readline... yes

the configure program creates a cache file (usually named config.cache)
which is consulted on subsequent invocations.  the above is symptomatic
of a stale cache file.  you can either delete it, or invoke configure w/
"--cache-file=/dev/null".

faq maintainer: please add this hint.

thi