/usr/lib/libjpeg.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format collect2: error: ld returned 1 exist status
I was in need of installing software on my Slackware64 14.1 on the other day and got a following error message:
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/bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -O2 -fPIC -module -avoid-version -o export_jpg.la -rpath /usr/lib64/transcode export_jpg_la-export_jpg.lo -L/usr/lib -ljpeg -lm -lm -lz -ldl
libtool: link: gcc -shared -fPIC -DPIC .libs/export_jpg_la-export_jpg.o -L/usr/lib /usr/lib/libjpeg.so -lm -lz -ldl -O2 -Wl,-soname -Wl,export_jpg.so -o .libs/export_jpg.so
/usr/lib/libjpeg.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [export_jpg.la] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/SBo/transcode-1.1.7/export'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/SBo/transcode-1.1.7'
make: *** [all] Error 2
From the error message, I can tell that it has something to do with linker and libraries, perhaps using 32-bit library on my 64-bit Slackware. I checked the LDFLAGS variable in its MakeFile and it was empty.
Ok, is there a way to force the compiler to use 64-bit libraries with SlackBuild scripts?
YES! A variable can be passed to SlackBuild script. To force the SlackBuild script to use 64-bit library, simply add variable with its value before executing a SlackBuild script.
$ LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib64" ./[SlackBuildScript_name]
Voilà. The compilation went through without any more errors!
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That's all!
-gibb