GCC not searching /usr/local/include

pongthep pkrisada at ego.co.th
Tue Jan 31 11:03:40 PST 2006


What is the main difference between them, in brief?
I only use /usr/include and I've never used /usr/local/include.

thanks,
pongthep

> On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 07:56:55PM -0600, Michael Ekstrand wrote:
> > I'm having a little problem with compiling programs.
> > 
> > It seems that gcc does not search /usr/local/include for headers by
> > default; I have to specify -I/usr/local/include. It seems to me that it
> > should.
> > 
> > So:
> > 
> > Should gcc be searching /usr/local/include by default?
> 
> No, if you want to look for third-party headers you need to point the
> compiler there yourself.
> 
> Kris


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