Re: Problems installing php with pdflib

On Sat, April 14, 2007 3:55 am, Merlin wrote: > I am moving to a new box and want to install php with pdflib again. > After configure I get an error saying: > pdflib.h not found! Check the path passed to --with-pdflib > > The path is just fine: > '--with-pdflib=/usr/local/lib' configure needs to find TWO things: #1 the "lib" file which is libpdf.so in /usr/local/lib #2 the "header" file which is libpdf.h in /usr/local/include If you tell configure to look inside of /usr/local/lib, it can't *find* the libpdf.h file, because it's not inside that directory, it's inside a directory parallel to that. If you tell configure to look in /usr/local, it "knows" to check in /usr/local/lib for the .so file, and in /usr/local/include for the .h file, and it finds everything it needs. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?