Configuring Octave

[c.]

I assume you are working on some unix platform

On 22/lug/08, at 17:00, Labitt, Bruce wrote:

> ./configure --with-f77=gfortran --with-blas=/usr/lib64/libblas.so
> --with-lapack=/usr/lib64/liblapack.so --enable-shared --enable-64
> LIBS="-l/lib64/libpcre.so"

change this to  LIBS="-L/lib64/ -lpcre"
>
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l/lib64/libpcre.so

this means something like "the compiler is looking for a file called  
'lib/lib64/libpcre.so.a' which cannot be found"

> I would appreciate any help the learned list could provide.  TIA.
you should have a look at man pages for ld and gcc for further details

> -Bruce
HTH
c.