From: Sam Roberts <sroberts@...>
Date: 2003-12-04T12:02:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Problem installing ruby-libxml

I had a problem with similar symptoms a while ago trying to install a
ruby module that needed iconv. I had to replace

  have_library("iconv")

in extconf.rb with
  have_library("iconv", "iconv")

on Nobu's advice.

Maybe this will work for you? Also, mkmf.log gave the essential clue
as to what wasn't working. Maybe include yours if it still does not
build.

Cheers,
Sam

Quoteing sera@fhwang.net, on Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 08:52:11AM +0900:
> Hi, I'm trying to install ruby-libxml and not having any luck. I
> should preface my post by saying that my understanding of how Unix
> libraries work is pretty sad, so please feel free to point me to some
> resource (web page, man page, book, etc.) that I could use to figure
> this out.
> 
> Anyway, here's what happens when I try to install ruby-libxml:
> 
> $ ruby extconf.rb 
> checking for atan() in -lm... yes
> checking for inflate() in -lz... yes
> checking for iconv_open() in -liconv... no
> checking for iconv_open() in -lc... no
> checking for iconv_open() in -lrecode... no
>  extconf failure: need libiconv
> 
> But I have definitely already installed libiconv, in fact when I look
> in /usr/local/lib I see:
> 
> /usr/local/lib/libiconv.2.2.0.dylib
> /usr/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib
> /usr/local/lib/libiconv.dylib
> /usr/local/lib/libiconv.la
> 
> Any hints as to what I should try next would be much appreciated.
> 
> Francis
>