> last output lines: > [...] > checking for Xerces 2.x or 3.x headers in XERCESCROOT/include... found > checking for Xerces 2.x or 3.x library naming convention... unable to > determine > configure: error: cannot link to Xerces library
Check the log (jeesh, I wish configure would just *say* that when it errors out, it would save so much email). > xerces is xerces-c-src_2_8_0 installed in /opt/shibboleth-sp > some env: > > XERCESCROOT=/usr/local/src/xerces-c-src_2_8_0 That's not necessary for building xmlsec anymore, and you can use --with-xerces if you need to. > CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/shibboleth-sp/include/xercesc/ > LDFLAGS=-L/opt/shibboleth-sp/lib/ As a rule, NEVER manually set those to values that configure should be getting through "proper" options. It just confuses the scripts. > I'm sure I'm doing something wrong. Unfortunately I'm a newcomer. Well, the code you're trying to build is not supported on FreeBSD, so consider whether that's even something you can deal with anyway. -- Scott