newbie help needed

[Jonathan Hutchins]

On Wednesday February 11 2004 02:18 pm, Bennett, Joe wrote:

> When I perform a ./configure I get error messages
> that state that needed libraries are missing when, in fact, (according to
> YaST) they are installed.

Could it be a version problem?  That the package you're trying to compile is 
looking for an older version of the libraries?

Make sure you have the LSB package installed - this provides some linking and 
paths to help standardize the location of files.

Also, look for the packages you're trying to compile in SuSE compatible RPM 
format.  Check http://packman.links2linux.org and 
http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk.