Re: [ft-devel] Freetype2 - Install issues under Linux SUSE SLES 11 SP1

[suzuki toshiya]

Hi,

Here is not appropriate forum, but I guess you've not installed
zlib (maybe your distribution will have zlib-devel package).

I don't know appropriate forum to ask "which rpm is required to
calm unresolved compiler error?", I'm sorry.

Regards,
mpsuzuki

falbriard wrote (2011/09/16 1:05):
> Hi Toshiya, 
>
>  Thanks was a great hint. The freetype2 .tar.gz distribution worked fine and
> no errors anymore at the configure. All worked perfectly. I succeeded to run
> the three steps, apparently with no error messages, the:  "./configure"; the
> "make" and the "make install". 
>
> Not sure, if this is the right forum for it, but I decided to install the
> freetype2 package, because its
> a per-requisite for the Python matplotlib. The next command is the build of
> matplolib which happens 
> with the command:  
>
> python setup.py build  
>
> This command now walked one step further, now able to link the freetype2
> libraries, but still 
> throws an error at the g++ linker, which tells: 
>
> cannot find -lz
>
> g++ -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/src/ft2font.o
> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/src/mplutils.o
> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o
> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/cxx_extensions.o
> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/cxxsupport.o
> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib
> -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib64
> -lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -lpython2.6 -o
> build/lib.linux-s390x-2.6/matplotlib/ft2font.so
> /usr/lib64/gcc/s390x-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../s390x-suse-linux/bin/ld:
> cannot find -lz
>
> Any idea what dependency is this? 
>
> Regards,
> Claude  
>
>
> suzuki toshiya wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think ".zip" file is designed for the systems using "\r\n"
> > for line separator, like, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft DOS etc.
> > Could you try ".tar.gz" source?
> >
> > Regards,
> > mpsuzuki
> >
> > falbriard wrote (2011/09/15 22:18):
> > > Thanks Werner and Toshiya for your quick reply. See below the error
> > > message
> > > from the configure shell that comes with the original .zip distribution: 
> > >
> > > zbra:/opt/python/freetype2/freetype-2.4.6 # sh ./configure
> > > : command not found5:
> > > : command not found7:
> > > '/configure: line 73: syntax error near unexpected token `do
> > > '/configure: line 73: `  for x in "$@"; do
> > >
> > > source: 
> > > 72 if test $# -gt 0; then
> > > 73  for x in "$@"; do
> > > 74    case x"$x" in
> > > 75    x--srcdir=*)
> > > 76      abs_ft2_dir=`echo $x | sed 's/^--srcdir=//'` ;;
> > > 77    esac
> > > 78  done
> > > 79 fi
> > >
> > >
> > > This might me the cause of the problem, as the configure shell stops with
> > > a
> > > syntax error. 
> > >
> > > Any insight or idea how to fix it is welcome. 
> > > Regards,
> > > Claude  
> > >
> > >
> > > Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > > > > Having issues with compiling and installing the Freetype2 package.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Both commands, the "make" as well as the "jam install" are throwing
> > > > > errors
> > > > > (see details below).
> > > > The standard incantation is
> > > >
> > > >   ./configure <your options>
> > > >   make
> > > >   sudo make install
> > > >
> > > > It looks like you've missed the configuring step.  Say `configure
> > > > --help' to see possible options.
> > > >
> > > > The Jamfile is mainly intended for Windows; it doesn't have an
> > > > `install' target, and you must move the created files manually.  [Jam
> > > > support is not maintained, unfortunately.]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     Werner
> > > >
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