#450: Bug in GLUT's build: configure ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: Peaker | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: miscellaneous | Version: 1.2.3.0 Severity: major | Keywords: Difficulty: normal | Ghcversion: 6.8.3 Platform: | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- This is a glut package bug, but I could not find any web page with which to report glut bugs, so I am hoping this here will get to the right people. GLUT's build has a configure script. When that script says: "libGLUT... yes/no" its not actually looking just for libGLUT, but for various other libs such as libXmu. Additionally, when it fails to find these other libraries, and gets a "no", it still finishes the configure and build "successfully", but without the proper -l flags in the package description. This results in linkage failures of GLUT programs later. In my opinion the fix should include: A. Look for libXmu and any other such library in a separate configure item, so its clear what's missing. B. Failure to find necessary libraries should fail the configure/build/install, and not continue as if successful, only to fail later. -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/450 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects