[GRASSLIST:9980] Re: configure: error: *** Unable to locate GDAL library.

[Hamish]

> Even though i have installed gdal-1.1.9 on my linux
> system.

that is a very old version now, consider upgrading.


> On running the ./configure command for installing
> grass-6.0.0 i get the following error
> 
> checking for GDALOpen... no
> checking for GDALOpen... no
> configure: error: *** Unable to locate GDAL library.
> 
> These r the files tht are present in the below
> mentioned directories
> /usr/lib/libgdal.1.1.so
> /usr/local/lib/libgdal.so.1.4.1
> /usr/local/lib/libgdal.la
> /usr/local/lib/libgdal.a
> /usr/local/lib/libgdal.1.1.so


make sure that /usr/local/lib is listed in your /etc/ld.so.conf file and
(as root) run /sbin/ldconfig.

I have added this suggestion to the Wiki FAQ page:
  http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/twiki/bin/view/GRASS/GrassFAQPage



Hamish