Well, in the latest incarnation of the flight simulation software we use in our research, I have to move yet again to another Linux platform (It does beat SGI). This time it is SuSE and I am using the latest 11.0. I thought perhaps in this new version I could use YAST to install the lib3ds libraries I need. So I found lib3ds-1-3 and lib3ds-devel labeled “Import and export of Autodesk 3DS” and installed them.
Alas, when I make the file the library in not found: /usr/local/lib/lib3ds.a.
I have been here before and scoured the /usr libraries and could not find the sucker.
So I went to sourceforge and downloaded the lib3ds-1.3.0.zip, unzipped and tried to run the configure shell.
Alas, when it runs the configure it checks the C compiler, which it find and compiles test program (a.out) but the test program does not run… in the config.log it says Permission denied.
I am running as root.
Aha, maybe it is the funny security system around now in Linux that is preventing this. I will look around but if anyone has any bright ideas I would appreciate it. Wheneven I have to redo this system I check in here… seems like every two years.