Buchan Milne writes:

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libtool translates -ldb-4.3 to /usr/lib/libdb-4.3.so, which breaks. "cc -ldb-4.3" uses /lib64/libdb-4.3.so.

Only if the 32bit package is installed (which unfortunately happens by default e.g. with 'yum install db4-devel' you get both i386 and x86_64).

OK. A libtool bug triggered by a RedHat irritant (but still non-bug).

On RHEL5: # rpm -e db4-devel-4.3.29-9.fc6.i386 works around this.

Thanks. The system folks here say we need some of the 32-bit stuff, though:-(

I wrote:

Is OpenLDAP using a patched libtool? One of the differences is that ltmain.sh contains VERSION=1.5.22-OpenLDAP, while I get VERSION=1.5.22.

Er, yes, it seems so. I was even one of the sinners, though those patches are gone now. It doesn't mention that it is a generated file.