<html><div DEFANGED_STYLE='background-color:'><P>dear listers,<BR><BR>I am a linux beginner trying to compile grass 5.3 from the source (need to modify a module) on my machine (Mandrake 9.2) ; </P>
<P>when launching ./configure, I have the following error message: <STRONG><EM>configure error *** couldn't find gdal-config</EM></STRONG>. </P>
<P>I installed gdal (OpenEV_FW 1.7), and I can see the gdal-config file (I tryed installing it in home/eric/gdal, as well as /opt/src/gdal, /opt/src/grass53sources, /opt/src/grass53sources/grass-5.3.0)... </P>
<P>Could any one tell me why I need gdal eventhough this is not supposed to be a requirement for compiling gras (I don't even need r.in.gdal), and why the source does not compile eventhough I installed gdal ? I searched the litterature & the internet and could not find an answer...</P>
<P>Thank you very much for your time and patience, eric p. <BR><BR></P>
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<DIV align=left>Eric Pante</DIV>
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