Missing libGLU.a

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Dear all,

I tried to compiling a code on 32-bit OpenSuSe 11.1, but it was terminated with following error:
**# *No rule to make target ‘/usr/lib/libGLU.a’, needed by ‘DXA_debug’. Stop
Then I installed the freeglut-2.6.0, but there were only libGLU.so and libGLU.so.1 in /usr/lib folder. And the compiling process was terminated with the same error. Will you give me some instruction to solve this problem? Thanks in advance!

Best,
Damien

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for better help please state the name and of this program and where you got it

there IS a static ( *.a ) out there for glut

but i have only seen very old code explicitly call the static lib .

now it is always possible to rebuild the old static GLU.a and have it along side the shared .so

also are you aware that 11.1 is at end of life . If possible you might want to install the current 11.3

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The libGLU.so library is part of the Mesa package. However, according to the packaging standards, only dynamic libraries are included in the package. You have two options:

  1. Change your application to link with the dynamic library (recommended). Or:

  2. Get the source RPM of Mesa and then rebuild it locally with the configure option --enable-static. Install the ‘build’ script to do so and edit the Mesa.spec file. This is the diff:

--- Mesa.spec.orig      2010-12-27 14:42:27.720958938 +0100
+++ Mesa.spec   2010-12-27 15:01:47.741935090 +0100
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #
 %define _version 7.8.2
 Version:        7.8.2
-Release:        1.3
+Release:        1.4
 Summary:        Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to that of OpenGL
 Source:         MesaLib-%{_version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        MesaDemos-%{_version}.tar.bz2
@@ -150,14 +150,15 @@
 # build and install Indirect Rendering only libGL
 make realclean
 %configure --with-driver=xlib \
-           --disable-glu \
+           --enable-static \
            --disable-glw \
            --disable-glut \
            --disable-gallium \
            CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DNDEBUG"
 sed -i 's/GL_LIB = .*/GL_LIB = IndirectGL/g' configs/autoconf
 make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
-cp -a %{_lib}/libIndirectGL.so.* %{_lib}/libOSMesa.so* \
+cp -a %{_lib}/libIndirectGL.a %{_lib}/libOSMesa.a \
+  %{_lib}/libGLU.a %{_lib}/libEGL.a \
   $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/%{_lib}
 for dir in ../xc/doc/man/{GL/gl,GL/glx,GLU}; do
 pushd $dir
@@ -215,8 +216,11 @@
 %exclude /usr/include/GL/glxew.h
 %exclude /usr/include/GL/wglew.h
 /usr/%{_lib}/libGLU.so
-/usr/%{_lib}/libOSMesa.so
+/usr/%{_lib}/libGLU.a
+/usr/%{_lib}/libOSMesa.a
+/usr/%{_lib}/libIndirectGL.a
 /usr/%{_lib}/libEGL.so
+/usr/%{_lib}/libEGL.a
 /usr/%{_lib}/pkgconfig/dri.pc
 /usr/%{_lib}/pkgconfig/gl.pc
 /usr/%{_lib}/pkgconfig/glu.pc

Please note: Method #2 is NOT recommended. And: My spec file is from the current 11.3 i586 package. Your case may be a bit different.

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Hi vodoo and Johnvv,

I’m glad to tell you that my problem is sloved by changing the static library to the dynamic one. Thanks for your suggestion!

Best,
Damien