Compiled libogg but libvorbis can't find libogg during ./configure

[arya6000]

Hello

I'm trying to install libogg and libvorbis, I successfully downloaded and compiled libogg but when I try to ./configure libvorbis I get an error saying:

*** Could not run Ogg test program, checking why...
*** The test program compiled, but did not run. This usually means
*** that the run-time linker is not finding Ogg or finding the wrong
*** version of Ogg. If it is not finding Ogg, you'll need to set your
*** LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or edit /etc/ld.so.conf to point
*** to the installed location Also, make sure you have run ldconfig if that
*** is required on your system
***
*** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although
*** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH
configure: error: must have Ogg installed!

What should I do to fix it?

[daark.child]

Those packages are usually shipped by deault in most distros or are available in their software repositories. On Debian all you need to do is

#aptitude update
#aptitude install libogg libvorbis

If you still want to compile from source, try doing

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig

After that run ./configure again for libvorbis.

[Camarade_Tux]

I've run in the exact same problem and it was libogg/pkg-config fault's : when you make && make install libogg, a file named "ogg-uninstalled.pc" is produced and then installed.
Then pkg-config seems to use this --uninstalled.pc file instead of ogg.pc. Delete ogg-uninstalled.pc from your computer. It is probably located in /usr/local/share/pkgconfig or /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig but other paths are possible.

HTH

[jhoasheli]

I stumbled upon this problem too and I did what you guys said. I deleted the ogg-installed.pc and did the #aptitude update, #aptitude install libogg libvorbis on the server. Yet it still cant find Ogg.

What could be the problem? Please somebody help us cause I really need to work this out.

Thanks.