[PLUG] Compile issue: libraries present but not seen

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 3 Sep 2017, Larry Brigman wrote:

> Make doesn't know about library paths.

Larry,

   But it's the command that invokes gcc and friends.

> In rpm parlance, means you need the devel package installed.

   Apparently Red Hat and other distributions separate packages into two
parts; Slackware keeps it all together. There are no separate 'dev' packages
in the Slackware system.

> If the library is not in one of the standard location, it must be added.

   True that. In my case the libraries were present but in a newer version
than the one the application seeks.

Rich