[fpc-devel]Linker problem on SuSE 8.0

[Marcel van der Heide]

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic but I really would appreciate any help with 
the following problem and didn't know where better to ask. I hope I've given 
all the relevant information.

Compiling the following program under SuSE 8.0

Program TestLink;
uses
  Video;
begin
end.


gives the following error:

Linking ./out/po4/testlink
testlink.pas(6) Error: Error while linking


Running ppas.sh by hand gives the following:

Linking ./out/po4/testlink
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses
An error occurred while linking ./out/po4/testlink


link.res contains:

SEARCH_DIR(/lib/)
SEARCH_DIR(/usr/lib/)
SEARCH_DIR(/usr/X11R6/lib/)
SEARCH_DIR(./)
SEARCH_DIR(./v/)
SEARCH_DIR(./btf/)
SEARCH_DIR(./x/)
SEARCH_DIR(./m/)
SEARCH_DIR(./s/)
SEARCH_DIR(./d/)
SEARCH_DIR(./po4/p/)
SEARCH_DIR(./po4/f/)
SEARCH_DIR(./po4/c/)
SEARCH_DIR(./po4/)
SEARCH_DIR(/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/)
SEARCH_DIR(/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/)
SEARCH_DIR(/usr/bin/)
INPUT(
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/cprt21.o
/usr/lib/crti.o
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/terminfo.o
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/linux.o
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/video.o
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/strings.o
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/lineinfo.o
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/linux/rtl/syslinux.o
./out/po4/testlink.o
)
INPUT(
-lncurses
-lc
)
INPUT(
/usr/lib/crtn.o
)


ld -v reports:

GNU ld version 2.11.92.0.10 20011021 (SuSE)


The relevant portion from fpc.cfg contains:

# -----------------------
# Set Filenames and Paths
# -----------------------

# Slashes are also allowed under dos

# path to the messagefile, not necessary anymore but can be used to override
# the default language
#-Fr/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/msg/errore.msg
#-Fr/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/msg/errorn.msg

# searchpath for includefiles
#-Fi/pp/inc;/pp/rtl/inc
-Fi./s;./po4;./v;./po3/po;./po3/un

# searchpath for units and other system dependent things
-Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/$target
-Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/$target/*
-Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.7/units/$target/rtl
#-Fu~/fpc/packages/*;~/fpc/rtl/linux
-Fu./btf;./d;./s;./v;./x;./m;./po4;./po4/c;./po4/f;./po4/p;./po3/po;./po3/un;.

-FE./out/po4

# searchpath for libraries
-Fl/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-suse-linux/2.95.3
#-Fl/pp/lib
#-Fl/lib;/usr/lib


# -------------
# Linking
# -------------

# generate always debugging information for GDB (slows down the compiling
# process)
#-g

# always pass an option to the linker
#-k-s

# Always strip debuginfo from the executable
-Xs


Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Marcel