software configure script screwing up when trying to build rpm

[Jeremy C. Reed]

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Steven A. DuChene wrote:

> I am attempting to build some rpm packages for xmlrpc-c
> and I am having issues with a configure script correctly
> finding the systems ability to build shared libraries.
> 
> When the configure script is called from within the rpmbuild
> process the system rpmmacros passes an option for:
> 
> --target=i586-suse-linux
> 
> and then the part of the configure script that checks for
> "dynamic linker characteristics" and "if libtool supports
> shared libraries" both return "no" and then the shared
> libraires never get built. If I pass an option to the
> rpmbuild program of "--target=foo" the shared libs get
> built but I end up with rpms for the foo architcture.
> If I unpack the source tar ball and run the configure
> script by hand from the command line without a "--target"
> specification the shared libs get built as well. If I pass the
> command line execution of the configure script the same
> "--target=i586-suse-linux" option it again fails to build
> shared libs.
> 
> Any suggestions?

Looks like you answered it yourself.

Don't use the --target option.

Are you needing to build for Suse Linux for i586?

If this is really needed, then update your libtool as needed.