Re: 4.2.0 make crash

[Andreas Weber]

Am 25.12.2016 um 23:15 schrieb Larry Bottorff:
> I get this when I try to compile the latest source (4.2.0) on Ubuntu
> 16.10 64bit:
> 
> /usr/bin/ld:
> /usr/local/lib/libGraphicsMagick.a(magick_libGraphicsMagick_la-blob.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against symbol `GetBlobInfo' can not be used
> when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
> 
> What can I do to fix this?

Where do you see a "crash" as titled?
The message tells you that your libGraphicsMagic was compiled (I guess
by you because it's in /usr/local/lib and not in /usr/lib) without -fPIC

The solution? Compile libGraphicsMagic with -fPIC or install the one
from the Ubuntu repos. You'll find instructions on the octave wiki for
ubuntu.

Btw, this is not a problem with Octave.
HTH, Andy