libcurl and virtualbox

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everypot

I tried to install virtualbox. But I get this

Code: 
Checking for libcurl: 
  [B]libcurl not found at -L/usr/local/lib -lcurl -I/usr/local/include or libcurl headers not found[/B]
  Check the file /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.4_OSE/configure.log for detailed error information.
===>  Script "configure" failed unexpectedly

Code: 
#uname -a
FreeBSD st 8.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE #11:
 Thu May 27 21:41:46 EDT 2010     aaron@st:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

#locate libcurl.so
/usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libcurl.so.4
/usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libcurl.so.4.1.1
/usr/local/Adobe/Reader8/ENU/Adobe/Reader8/Reader/intellinux/lib/libcurl.so
/usr/local/Adobe/Reader8/ENU/Adobe/Reader8/Reader/intellinux/lib/libcurl.so.3
/usr/local/Adobe/Reader8/ENU/Adobe/Reader8/Reader/intellinux/lib/libcurl.so.3.0.0
/usr/local/lib/compat/pkg/libcurl.so.3
/usr/local/lib/compat/pkg/libcurl.so.3.0.0
/usr/local/lib/compat/pkg/libcurl.so.5
[B]/usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6[/B]
/usr/local/openoffice.org-3.2.0/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libcurl.so.3
/usr/local/share/google-earth/libcurl.so.4

Any suggestion?
 
I just installed virtualbox with ubuntu, and it worked fine. I have a symbolic link from /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so to /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6, so you might want to try that.
 
bsd10 said:
I just installed virtualbox with ubuntu, and it worked fine. I have a symbolic link from /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so to /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6, so you might want to try that.
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I tried
Code: 
#ln -s /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6 /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so
#rehash
then start to install virtualbox, failed again, same problem.
 
everypot said:
I tried
Code: 
#ln -s /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6 /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so
#rehash
then start to install virtualbox, failed again, same problem.
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I think you need to do

Code: 
#ln -s /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6
 
There was a curl update not too long ago. If curl wasn't installed, it would be installed as a dependency. So probably you have an old version. The configure.log ought to show.

The usual advice is to update your ports tree, check UPDATING, and then update your ports. Then the right version of libcurl will be there, and it'll all just work.

PS: Count me as one of those who think manually linking libraries to the wrong/missing versions Will Come Back To Haunt You. It's the library equivalent of chmod 777 "just until I get it working". At least keep track of the links you create so you can manually remove them ASAP.
 
Thank you. I did portupgrade again and it works now. I followed the /usr/ports/UPDATING 20100609:
portupgrade -rf libogg libao
 
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