[hpoj-devel] ld 2.11 problem with Sane and ptal?

[Aaron B. <aa...@os...>]

Howdy.  I checked the list archive and didn't spot anything, so I'll ask:

Is there a problem with SANE's configure script, PTAL and the newest
Binutils?

I'm trying to get SANE & PTAL going on a Debian Sid system with Kernel
2.4.2-ac20 so I can make a JetDirect-connected G95 work.  hpoj-0.7 and -cvs
both build as nicely as can be expected on a 2.4 system, and ptal-connect
hpjd:g95 -scan works fine with either.  Make install put the ptal libs and
ptal.h in their proper locations under /usr/local.

But when I run configure on SANE-1.0.4, -1.0.3+hpoj-patch or -cvs, I
invariably get "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lptal" in config.log, and the HP
backend sez that PTAL support's not compiled-in.  Various combinations of
--prefix, --include, --lib or --with-ptal don't help.

My only guess is that it's the ld -l -> --l change in binutils that
recently made it difficult to compile the kernel on Debian Sid systems. 
But --with-gnu-ld didn't help.  Substituting --lptal for -lptal in
configure just got me a "cannot find -flptal".

Thanks in advance,
Aaron Burt
OSDL