Compiling Eterm 9.1 Problems

[The Shrub]

Everytime I keep trying to compile Eterm 0.9.1 I keep getting the same error..

checking for libast_malloc in -last... no
ERROR:  You need the LibAST package to build Eterm.  If you already have it,
        you may have it installed in a strange place, or you may need to run
        /sbin/ldconfig.  If you don't have it, I can download it for you.
        Shall I retrieve and build LibAST now (y/n)?
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configure: error: Fatal:  libast not found.

I do have libast (0.3) installed on this system and it compiled / installed with no problems.

I have tried to trace it, and I'm find nothing. Does someone know what I'm missing or the problem.

I'm running on Slackware 8.

Thanks

[Michael Jennings]

Look at config.log to see what went wrong.

[Scott Harmon]

I have Slackware 8.1 and linast installed and am having the same problem...here's my log:
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configure:5507: gcc -o conftest -g -O2  -I/usr/X11R6/include  -L/usr/X11R6/lib conftest.c -last -lImlib2 -lttf -ldl -lXmu -lXext -lX11 -lutil -lm  1>&5
/tmp/cca8MOS9.o: In function `main':
/usr/local/src/Eterm-0.9.1/configure:5504: undefined reference to `libast_malloc'

BTW the libast files are installed in /usr/local/lib
my /etc/ld.so.conf file is:
/usr/lib
/usr/local/lib
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/i386-slackware-linux/lib
/opt/kde/lib
/usr/lib/qt/lib

...and I have run ldconf

Thanks,

Scott.
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 5496 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char libast_malloc();

int main() {
libast_malloc()
; return 0; }