Re: [Plib-users] problems with configure

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[ Steve Baker writes ]
> Philip Brown wrote:
> > 
> > configure does not seem to be picking up my installation of mesa.
> > 
> > I have /usr/local/include/GL/gl.h, etc.
> > I have /usr/local/lib/libGL.so
> 
> Those are not the correct places. OpenGL *MUST* be installed here:
> 
>    /usr/include/GL/gl.h
>    /usr/lib/libGL.so
>    /usr/lib/libGLU.so
> 
> These are the 'official' locations on every Linux/UNIX derivative
> I can think of.

That is not true. It is commonly installed in /usr/local
In fact, when compiling from source, [mesa] DEFAULTS TO INSTALL IN
/usr/local unless you specifically override it.

So there are two things odd with plib configure;

1. it doesn't automatically check in /usr/local for GL stuff. Why not?
  Other GNU software knows to check /usr/local/include for stuff

2. Why isn't it doing anythig when I give the
  --includedir  and --libdir  args?
If those flags are only used for include/lib file INSTALLATION, it should
be better documented.