Hi, You must add --enable-shared --disable-static when you compiling GMP. You can find some information @ <a href="http://crebassa.blogspot.com/">http://crebassa.blogspot.com/</a> I hope that helpful for you Gilles <div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/27 Jonathan Beit-Aharon <<a href="mailto:jbeit-aharon@abinitio.com">jbeit-aharon@abinitio.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi, I'm trying to install Open COBOL on my PC, and running into an issue with the (required, minimum 4.2.1) GMP. Installed the latest GMP library the usual way (configure; make; make install), and all seemed fine. However, when I run configure for open-cobol, I get the following Ab-End error: ... checking getopt.h usability... yes checking getopt.h presence... yes checking for getopt.h... yes checking gmp.h usability... yes checking gmp.h presence... yes checking for gmp.h... yes checking for __gmp_randinit in -lgmp... no configure: error: GMP 3 or later is required $ I didn't see anything about this in the archives -- help anyone? Thanks, Jonathan   NOTICE from Ab Initio: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender, and make no further use, disclosure, or distribution. This email (including attachments) may contain information subject to confidentiality obligations, and sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world <a href="http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/" target="_blank">http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/</a> _______________________________________________ open-cobol-list mailing list <a href="mailto:open-cobol-list@lists.sourceforge.net">open-cobol-list@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-cobol-list" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-cobol-list</a> </blockquote></div>