libtool proble: missing lib*.so.* on install

[Richi Plana]

Hi,

I'm using libtool 1.4.3 on a RedHat 9 system and while trying to compile 
several libraries (notable libquicktime and pcre 4.2), I encounter the 
ff. problem: While compiling 2 libraries (with one dependent on the 
other), I reach this stage:

/bin/sh ./libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c libpcreposix.la 
/var/tmp/pcre-root/usr/lib/libpcreposix.la
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libpcreposix.la'
(cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/pcre-4.2; /bin/sh ./libtool --mode=relink gcc 
-O2 -g -pipe -march=athlon -I. -I. -rpath /usr/lib -L. -lpcre 
-version-info 0:0:0 -o libpcreposix.la pcreposix.lo)
gcc -shared  pcreposix.lo  -L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/pcre-4.2 -L/usr/lib 
-lpcre -Wl,-soname -Wl,libpcreposix.so.0 -o .libs/libpcreposix.so.0.0.0
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpcre

When I manually compile with the command:

gcc -shared  pcreposix.lo  -L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/pcre-4.2/.libs 
-L/usr/lib -lpcre -Wl,-soname -Wl,libpcreposix.so.0 -o 
.libs/libpcreposix.so.0.0.0

however, the compile succeeds.

My question is "Is libtool, in this case, producing the right command 
and commandline parameter to compile libpcreposix.so.0.0.0 (specifically 
with the "-L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/pcre-4.2" parameter)?" Or should it be 
producing "-L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/pcre-4.2/.libs"? What's the problem 
with this scenario so I can attempt to correct it and additionally 
inform the package maintainers if the problem exist in their packages?
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*Richard Plana, B.Sc., CCNA*
Linux Junkie