ports of perl install error [-lsocket]

[Anton Berezin]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:17:57AM +0800, epstar wrote:

> What libraries to use? [-lsocket -lgdbm -lm -lcrypt -lutil]

> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lsocket
> I can't compile the test program.
> You have a BIG problem.  Shall I abort Configure [y]

> Stop in /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8.
> *** Error code 1

> #locate socket.so

> /usr/local/lib/libsocket.so.1

What is the output of

   pkg_info -W /usr/local/lib/libsocket.so.1

?

Cheers,
\Anton.
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