ld: cannot find -ldb Makefile error while compiling iproute2

Asked Oct 22 '14 at 21:13

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I am trying to compile iproute2 and after running the make command I get the following error:

gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -Wstrict-prototypes -Wall -I../include -DRESOLVE_HOSTNAMES -DLIBDIR=\"/usr/lib/\" -I/usr//usr/include  -o arpd arpd.c ../lib/libnetlink.a ../lib/libutil.a -ldb -lpthread
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [arpd] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/Desktop/iproute/iproute2-3.1.0/misc'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I went to my /usr/bin directory and I could not find the folder ld itself.

I installed the package ldbtools from packages.ubuntu.com/hu/trusty/i386/ldb-tools/download but it did not make any difference

asked Oct 22 '14 at 21:13

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gcc accepts -L to set extra library search paths. Locate libdb.so and try adding -L dir. – Brian Tiffin Oct 22 '14 at 21:27
Do you have the db development package installed? – Etan Reisner Oct 22 '14 at 21:37
@EtanReisner I have installed berkely Database using Ubuntu Software Center – user1692342 Oct 22 '14 at 23:07
@BrianTiffin The file isn't located. – user1692342 Oct 22 '14 at 23:07
The software and the development package for the software are not the same package. Ensure you have the development package installed. – Etan Reisner Oct 23 '14 at 00:11

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb Makefile error while compiling iproute2

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