Re: trouble searching for libs

[Scott Hawley]

> > Hi, is there a way I can tell autoconf/configure WHERE to look for 
> > files, e.g. via a LIB_PATHS environment variable?  I've been reading 
> > documentation and haven't found this info.
>
> Read the file "INSTALL" for just about any GNU package (e.g. the 
> package known as "Autoconf") and you will find the information you are 
> looking for.  You will also find this information in the GNU 
> programming standards manual.

Hmm... I downloaded the latest Autoconf source, read the INSTALL file, 
ran "configure --help", read the README.... and found NO mention 
whatsoever of how to specify a set of directories in which to *search*. 
     The closest thing was under "Optional Features":
>    For packages that use the X Window System, `configure' can usually
> find the X include and library files automatically, but if it doesn't,
> you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
> `--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.

Also, GNU Coding Standards, section 7.1 ("How Configuration Scripts 
Should Work") doesn't seem to tell me how to specify a set of search 
paths.

Still open for suggestions.
-Scott