[Mesa-users] Regarding mesa-r10108 error while installing

[Josiah Schwab]

Hi Wan,

> My name is Wan.I have problem in installing MESA properly.I got the
> errors as shown in the installationlog.txt.I also cannot find the
> test/eos/tempt.txt file.I also attach a file,filelog.txt showing there
> is no such file exist.

The clue is in this line of the error:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz

which is addressed in the MESA SDK FAQ:

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/static.php?ref=mesasdk#Frequently_Asked_Questions_.01FAQ.01

Quoting:

"Q: I'm getting compilation errors of the form:

    /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11
    /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz

A: Have you properly installed the X windows and Z compression libraries, as specified in the pre-requisites?"

Hope that helps,
Josiah