Re: Newb Q: Checking for libs in non-standard directories

[Bob Proulx]

Justin Todd <address@hidden> [2002-12-26 12:16:09 -0800]:
> 
> Is it possible for configure to check for a library in a non-standard
> directory?

As ./configure --help says:

  Some influential environment variables:
    CC          C compiler command
    CFLAGS      C compiler flags
    LDFLAGS     linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a
                nonstandard directory <lib dir>
    CPPFLAGS    C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if you have
                headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
    CPP         C preprocessor

  Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
  it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.

Therefore you might try this:

  ./configure CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib

Bob