So then as soon as make my first post to the list I go and search again and find the answer in the archives :)
If you're looking for the solution yourself: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg11045.html FYI, zlib was/is installed, but was symlinked to /usr/lib/libz.so.1 Cheers anyway :) Al > -----Original Message----- > From: Alastair Battrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 October 2003 22:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [vchkpw] Install problem > > > Hi > > I'm fairly new to Qmail and vpop, installing on a shiny new RH9 server > > Qmail is installed, Mysql too, and I am trying to get vpopmail 5.2.1 to > install, using configure with the following options: > > --enable-auth-logging=y > --enable-mysql-logging=y > --enable-clear-passwd=y > --enable-logging=y > --enable-mysql=y > --enable-valias=y > --enable-incdir=/usr/local/mysql/include/ > --enable-libdir=/usr/local/mysql/lib/ > > It compiles without error, and (I think) relevant lines from the 'current > settings' are > auth inc = -I/usr/local/mysql/include/ > auth lib = -L/usr/local/mysql/lib/ -lmysqlclient -lz > > when I run make, I get the following errors: > > ----------------- > <snip> > gcc -I. -I/usr/local/mysql/include/ -g -O2 -Wall -c file_lock.c > gcc -I. -I/usr/local/mysql/include/ -g -O2 -Wall -c vpalias.c > rm -f libvpopmail.a > ar cru libvpopmail.a vpopmail.o md5.o bigdir.o vauth.o > file_lock.o vpalias.o > cdb/*.o > ranlib libvpopmail.a > gcc -I. -I/usr/local/mysql/include/ -g -O2 -Wall -c vchkpw.c > gcc -g -O2 -Wall -o vchkpw vchkpw.o > ibvpopmail.a -L/usr/local/mysql/lib/ -lmysqlclient -lz -lnsl -lcrypt -lm > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > make[2]: *** [vchkpw] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/vpopmail-5.2.1' > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/vpopmail-5.2.1' > make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 > ----------------- > > I can see the problem with -lz but I have no gcc dev experience > > Can you help me - what am I doing wrong ? > > Cheers > Alastair >