Autotools: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:56, 3 July 2017

To add extra link flags (like location of libraries), use LDFLAGS:

./configure LDFLAGS="-L/path/to/libs"

To add extra libraries, use LDLIBS:

./configure LDLIBS="-lintl -liconv"

Note: Don't use LDFLAGS to add extra libraries, because it appears before list of source objects, and hence will be ignored by gcc.
Note: If LDLIBS does not work, try LIBS instead.

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 == Configure ==
-=== Add extra library on link commands ==
+=== Add extra link flags or libraries ===
+To add extra link flags (like location of libraries), use <code>LDFLAGS</code>:
 <source lang="bash">
-./configure LDFLAGS="-lintl -liconv"
+./configure LDFLAGS="-L/path/to/libs"
 </source>
+To add extra libraries, use <code>LDLIBS</code>:
+<source lang="bash">
+./configure LDLIBS="-lintl -liconv"
+</source>
+* '''Note''': Don't use <code>LDFLAGS</code> to add extra libraries, because it appears before list of source objects, and hence will be ignored by gcc.
+* '''Note''': If <code>LDLIBS</code> does not work, try <code>LIBS</code> instead.