Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

"L. C. De Silva" <[email protected]> · Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:27:24 -0400

Hi all,

I get the following error when trying to install epics.3.14.12.3. 

System information:
> uname -mrs
Linux 2.6.18-308.24.1.el5 i686

> lsb_release -a
LSB Version:	:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-ia32:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-ia32:printing-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID:	Scientific
Description:	Scientific Linux release 5.9 (Boron)
Release:	5.9
Codename:	Boron

Error message:

/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `PC'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `tgetflag'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `tgetent'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `UP'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `tputs'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `tgoto'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `tgetnum'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `BC'
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.5: undefined reference to `tgetstr'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[4]: *** [antelope] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/sysuser/base-3.14.12.3/src/toolsComm/antelope/O.linux-x86'
make[3]: *** [install.linux-x86] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/sysuser/base-3.14.12.3/src/toolsComm/antelope'
make[2]: *** [antelope.install] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sysuser/base-3.14.12.3/src/toolsComm'
make[1]: *** [toolsComm.install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sysuser/base-3.14.12.3/src'
make: *** [src.install] Error 2

Any suggestions on clearing this error?

Thanks, Chanaka.

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System