[TS-562] Custom paths for zlib, openssl, pcre don't work if in non-standard locations without adding --rpath

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.5
• Fix Version/s: 2.1.9

Environment

Linux

• Assignee: Leif Hedstrom
• Reporter: Marcus Clyne
• Created: 25/Nov/10 15:43
• Updated: 28/Apr/14 12:49
• Resolved: 10/May/11 03:26

Description

When compiling with custom paths for OpenSSL, PCRE, Zlib etc where the paths are in non-standard locations, even if the configure script passes, the libraries may not be linked if their lib path is not in the standard path checked by ld.

The libraries can be found if extra linker options are passed like Wl,-rpath=/path/to/lib/dir, but it would make sense to add this automatically on systems that support it if the path is passed to the configure script using --with-openssl=... etc.

Issue Links

• duplicates: TS-626 configure doesn't seem to properly honor --with-openssl (for example)