[Fontconfig] iconv keeps fc-2.3.93 from compiling

[Alan Coopersmith]

When we build fontconfig 2.3.2 and earlier on Solaris, we use the iconv()
in the system libc and never use libiconv, and it works fine.   Haven't
tried the 2.3.9x series yet, but I would hope it's the same.

	-Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersmith at sun.com
	 Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering


Rupa Kamoji wrote:
> Hello Will,
> 
> Which compiler you are using and what is the version of it? I am also
> facing the same problem on solaris. Also I am getting one more error as
> below when I link fontconfig to my application and compile it.
> 
> ld: warning: file libgcc_s.so.1: required by
> /usr/openwin/lib/libfontconfig.so, not found
> 
> Undefined                       first referenced
> 
>  symbol                             in file
> 
> libiconv_open                       /usr/openwin/lib/libfontconfig.so
> 
> libiconv                            /usr/openwin/lib/libfontconfig.so
> 
> 
> I am using gcc 2.95.3. 
> 
> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> Rupa.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fontconfig-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org
> [mailto:fontconfig-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of will
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 12:49 AM
> To: Owen Taylor
> Cc: fontconfig at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: Re: [Fontconfig] iconv keeps fc-2.3.93 from compiling
> 
> On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:55:35 -0500
> Owen Taylor <otaylor at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 02:40 -0800, will wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I am unable to compile fontconfig-2.3.93.
>>>
>>> I have libiconv 1.9.1-i586-4vl5 installed, as well as glibc 2.3.4.
>>>
>>> My system is:
>>> Dell Inspiron 5100
>>> Vector Linux SOHO 5.1
>>> 2.8GHz P4
>>> ATI Radeon 7500 Mobility ( 64MB )
>>> 768MB RAM
>>>
>>> fontconfig-2.2.96 compiles and installs fine.
>> It's just a mistake to put libiconv onto a system with a GLibc from
>> the last 5 years. You need to delete all traces of it off your system,
>> or all sorts of things will break in weird ways.
>>
>> (The problem looks like fontconfig included iconv.h from libiconv
>> rather than the correct system iconv.h, but wasn't linked with the
>> libiconv -liconv.)
>>
>> 					Owen
>>
>>
> 
> Finally got it to compile... you were right. I ended up having
> to upgrade glibc to 2.3.6 (PITA!!) 
> 
> Thanks for your help.
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