getting it to compile on linux...

INSTALL

@@ -95,20 +95,13 @@ Unix or Unix-like system
     install-headers: install the driver header files in ${includedir}.
     install-all:     compile and install everything.
 
-  To actually run this, you need either psyced or a mudlib.
+  To actually use psyclpc, you need either psyced or a mudlib.
 
-  pthreads:
+  Debian/Ubuntu Linux:
-    If your systems supports pthreads, --enable-use-pthreads will allow to
+    apt-get install libssl-dev libidn11-dev libpcre3 bison autoconf
-    compile the driver with pthread support. Currently this means that
-    background threads will be used to write data to the network.
-
-    WARNING: pthreads support is still experimental and might crash
-      your driver!
 
   FreeBSD:
-    When using gcc, it could happen that the compiler aborts with signal 10
+    ...
-    or 11. The reasons are unknown, but you can restart the compilation
-    process by typing "make" again (and again...).
 
   AIX 3.4:
     The native compiler comes in several forms, of which only the

TODO

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ FROM LDMUD
   that we are active in. syncing with ldmud is a good idea.
 
 BUGS
+- configure should warn more vehemently when libidn is missing
+- libpsyc isnt recognized even if properly installed
+- x86_64 seems to require -ldl explicitly at the end of libs
+- sometimes -lpsyc and -lpcre are added twice to $LIBS !?
 - should autoconf to sysmalloc also for osol (OpenSolaris)
 - #define USE_EXPAT und JSON werden trotzdem gesetzt in config.h
   auch wenn configure keine libs gefunden hat (egal, wir verwenden beide nicht)

src/autoconf/configure.in

@@ -1389,27 +1389,27 @@ int main(void)
         lp_cv_need_lib_iconv=no,
         lp_cv_need_lib_iconv=yes
     ))
-    if test "$lp_cv_need_lib_iconv" = "yes"; then
+#   if test "$lp_cv_need_lib_iconv" = "yes"; then
-        # Search the libraries
+#       # Search the libraries
 
-        tmp=""
+#       tmp=""
 
-        AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv,libiconv_close, tmp="$PKGLIBS -liconv")
+#       AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv,libiconv_close, tmp="$PKGLIBS -liconv")
 
-        if test "x$tmp" = "x"; then
+#       if test "x$tmp" = "x"; then
-            CFLAGS="$saveflags -L/usr/local/lib"
+#           CFLAGS="$saveflags -L/usr/local/lib"
-            AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv,libiconv_close, tmp="$PKGLIBS -L/usr/local/lib -liconv")
+#           AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv,libiconv_close, tmp="$PKGLIBS -L/usr/local/lib -liconv")
-        fi
+#       fi
 
-        if test "x$tmp" = "x"; then
+#       if test "x$tmp" = "x"; then
-            echo "iconv library not found."
+#           echo "iconv library not found."
-            lp_cv_has_iconv="no"
+#           lp_cv_has_iconv="no"
-        else
+#       else
-            PKGLIBS="$tmp"
+#           PKGLIBS="$tmp"
-        fi
+#       fi
 
-        CFLAGS="$saveflags"
+#       CFLAGS="$saveflags"
-    fi
+#   fi
 fi
 
 if test "x$lp_cv_has_iconv" = "xyes"; then