[CMake] FIND_LIBRARY not finding libtoto.so.1 if libtoto.so link is missing

[Eric Noulard]

2007/8/31, Dizzy <dizzy at roedu.net>:
> On Friday 31 August 2007 11:44:11 Eric Noulard wrote:
> > I was trying to use (as usual)
> >
> > FIND_LIBRARY to find an installed library
> > the library is (Linux system)
> >
> > /usr/lib/libtoto.so.1
> > which is a symbolic link to
> > /usr/lib/libtoto.so.1.0.7
> >
> > The link /usr/lib/libtoto.so --> /usr/lib/libtoto.so.1
> > is missing.
> >
> > Then FIND_LIBRARY does not find
> > /usr/lib/libtoto.so.1
> > unless I add the missing link.
>
> How did you used FIND_LIBRARY exactly? (its arguments) Because if you used
> something like FIND_LIBRARY(NAMES toto) then it's probably intended
> behaviour.

yes the call is:

FIND_LIBRARY(TOTOLIB
                        NAMES toto)

> Does autoconf finds your library in that case using AC_CHECK_LIB(toto, ...)?

I haven't tried autoconf :)
I'm trying to quit :=)

> > bad installation of the concerned lib?
>
> Seems more like a bad installation to me but I would also first look into what
> AC_CHECK_LIB() does in a similar position.

I did try a manual link with -ltoto which fails...

I think Gonzalo is right the lib is misinstalled
even some precompiled prog seems to use it with no trouble.
I'll file a bug to the provider of the package.


-- 
Erk