Problems with ldconfig when compiling gdbm-1.8.0

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Hello!

Hoping not being too offtopic but I encounter problems when compiling
gdbm-1.8.0. I'm using gcc-2.95.3, glibc-2.2.4, GNU ld version 2.11.2 (with
BFD 2.11.2). When doing

./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make progs

I get following errors where I don't know whether ld, ldconfig or gdbm
produces them:

[...]
gcc -o .libs/testndbm testndbm.o -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib \
.libs/libgdbm.sotestndbm.o: In function `main':
testndbm.o(.text+0x108): the `gets' function is dangerous and should not \
be used.
creating testndbm
cp ./testndbm.c ./tndbm.c
gcc -c -I. -I. -O  ./tndbm.c
rm -f ./tndbm.c
gcc  -o tndbm tndbm.o -lc
tndbm.o: In function `main':
tndbm.o(.text+0x108): the `gets' function is dangerous and should not be \
used.
tndbm.o(.text+0x56): undefined reference to `dbm_open'
tndbm.o(.text+0x147): undefined reference to `dbm_fetch'
tndbm.o(.text+0x217): undefined reference to `dbm_store'
tndbm.o(.text+0x293): undefined reference to `dbm_delete'
tndbm.o(.text+0x2d2): undefined reference to `dbm_firstkey'
tndbm.o(.text+0x312): undefined reference to `dbm_fetch'
tndbm.o(.text+0x366): undefined reference to `dbm_nextkey'
tndbm.o(.text+0x3a6): undefined reference to `dbm_fetch'
tndbm.o(.text+0x404): undefined reference to `dbm_firstkey'
tndbm.o(.text+0x42d): undefined reference to `dbm_nextkey'
tndbm.o(.text+0x4d5): undefined reference to `dbm_close'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [tndbm] Error 1

Can anybody give a hint how to solve this problem or where I can find further
information.

Thank in advance for every answer.. and excuse me for the case of being
offtopic.

Sincerely
Jörg