Error Message trying to ./configure

[Michael Schwendt]

On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:48:00 -0500, jim wrote:

> I also ran into another error mesage;
> 
> checking uuid/uuid.h usability... no
> checking uuid/uuid.h presence... no
> checking for uuid/uuid.h... no
> configure: error: *** uuid headers not found!
> 
> The uuid.h is located at /usr/include/uuid.h ,  

In case it really looks for uuid/uuid.h because it uses this file
via "#include <uuid/uuid.h>" you cannot get it to accept /usr/include/uuid.h

There's only a work-around: create a symlink from /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h
to /usr/include/uuid.h

> What command would use to direct to that PATH, in fact where is the 
> compile looking for  the  uuid.h ?

Look at "configure --help". It might be possible to give it a path
where to search for some components.

The configure script probably executes "uuid-config --cflags" to retrieve
the search path, but that doesn't tell the program whether to use
#include <uuid.h> or #include <uuid/uuid.h>.

Also verify the uuid packaging as whether /usr/include/uuid.h is the
default install location for this header file.

In case it is, you may want to inform the developer of the game you're
trying to compile to support searching for /usr/include/uuid.h
In case it isn't, the uuid package may need an update.