How to tell Makefile.PL the location of the expat libs?

amonroy has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,

We're trying to compile XML::SAX::ExpatXS but we get this error:

perl Makefile.PL
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lexpat
Do you want to alter ParserDetails.ini? [Y]
Writing Makefile for XML::SAX::ExpatXS
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I believe the problem is that Makefile.PL cannot find my expat. I have compiled expat-1.95.8 in a non-standard directory, how can I tell Makefile.PL where it's located?

I tried setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to /my/path/expat-1.95.8/lib, but no success.

I am running this in a solaris 9 machine.

Thanks

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Re: How to tell Makefile.PL the location of the expat libs? by Joost (Canon) on May 27, 2005 at 17:07 UTC
One way to do it is to open up the Makefile.PL, find the call to WriteMakefile and change the LIBS parameter: add the full path to the library: `WriteMakefile( ... LIBS => ['-L/some/path', '-lexpat' ... ], ... );` [download] There are probably better ways, though. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: How to tell Makefile.PL the location of the expat libs? by amonroy (Scribe) on May 27, 2005 at 21:29 UTC
Thanks, but it didn't solve the problem. I am posting a new (more general) question.	[reply]