Solaris 9 system with lastest libgd install trying to install perl mod GD 2.19 on the make test I get an error bash-2.05# make test PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harne ss(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/GD..........Can't load './blib/arch/auto/GD/GD.so' for module GD: ld.so.1: /us r/local/bin/perl: fatal: relocation error: file /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2: symbo l libiconv_open: referenced symbol not found at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.6/sun4- solaris/DynaLoader.pm line 230. at t/GD.t line 13 Compilation failed in require at t/GD.t line 13. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/GD.t line 13. t/GD..........dubious Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00) DIED. FAILED tests 1-10 Failed 10/10 tests, 0.00% okay t/Polyline....Can't load '/GD-2.19/blib/arch/auto/GD/GD.so' for module GD: ld.so .1: /usr/local/bin/perl: fatal: relocation error: file /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2 : symbol libiconv_open: referenced symbol not found at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8. 6/sun4-solaris/DynaLoader.pm line 230. I am running gcc and perl was compiler on gcc and pointers of hints would be appreciated... -theoldman

The problem is with the libgd not with the module - I would guess that you are using a precompiled GD library. You should download GD from http://www.boutell.com/gd/ and recompile it and then remake the GD module.

Hi,

I know I'm a little late but better late etc. The bug you mention is actually in the build of gd. It creates an incorrect line in the gdlib-config script that is installed as part of the build.
You can fix this by modifying the appropriate line in the script (on my system it is in /usr/local/bin) thus :
--libs) echo -lXpm -lX11 -ljpeg -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lpng12 -lz -lm /usr/local/libiconv.so -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/ssl/lib -R/usr/local/lib
to :
--libs) echo -lXpm -lX11 -ljpeg -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lpng12 -lz -lm -liconv -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/ssl/lib -R/usr/local/lib

and also change the line for --all as this has the same problem.

This should fix it for anything that links gd and libiconv

Regards David

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Hi there,

were you able to fix the above problem? I am having same problem in installing GD.pm. I am on Solaris 9 having Perl 5.6.1.

Please let me know if you found the solution.

Regards