I am getting configure failures due to missing readline. I have redhat 9, 2.4.21, with readline and readline-devel 2.4.2 installed. I am trying to build 7.3.3 Below is part of my config.log Any help greatly appreciated TIA rfjones
}
configure:5786: result: no
configure:5800: checking for readline
configure:5837: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c -lreadline -lcrypt -lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lbsd >&5
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `tgetnum'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `tgoto'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `tgetflag'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `BC'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `tputs'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `PC'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `tgetent'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `UP'
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/../../../libreadline.so: undefined reference to `tgetstr'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:5840: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
#line 5811 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error. */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
#endif
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */
char readline ();
#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
# ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
# endif
int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
#endif
int
main ()
{
readline ();
;
return 0;
}
configure:5837: gcc -o conftest -O2 conftest.c -ledit -lcrypt -lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lbsd >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ledit
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:5840: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
#line 5811 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
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