On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:10:48 -0400 Lee Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mattias Gaertner wrote: > > On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:27:44 -0400 > > Lee Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Lee Jenkins wrote: > >>> Lee Jenkins wrote: > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> > >>>> I had a project successfully building on both Windows and Linux. > >>>> I added SQLite support and while everything compiles fine on > >>>> Windows, now on the linux box, Lazarus simply says: > >>>> > >>>> Error: Error while linking > >>>> > >>>> No descriptions, just that. > > > > There are probably more error messages, but maybe they were skipped > > and not shown in the message window. Can you reproduce the issue and > > send all messages please? You can get all messages with right click > > on messages and use "Save all messages to file". Then I can extend > > the filter to show these messages. > > > > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lsqlite3 > Error: Error while linking Strange. Here the filter shows this message in the window. Are you sure, that there are no other lines between? What are the lines in front? > >> Which brings me to another question: > >> > >> What is the difference between the build process on linux vs. > >> windows that requires that the sqlite development packages be > >> installed? The only thing I needed on Windows was the single > >> sqlite3.dll file. > >> > >> My assumption was that all was needed was the .so file on the > >> linux machine, which was obviously wrong. > > > > The devel package installs the .h files (which FPC does not need) > > and sets a link from unspecific .so file to the current .so > > version. In short words: It sets a default. > > > > > > Mattias, > > I'm not sure I follow you here, no doubt because I'm still learning > linux. I tried creating a hard link named "sqlite3" and pointed it > to the version of the .so I had download from sqlite's website. > Tried placing it various directories such as /bin, /usr/bin, /sbin, > etc, but still need the dev package which I yummed. http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus/FPC_Libraries#Linux Mattias _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
