but while compiling xen (make dist) i got this error


lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_copy@UUID_1.0'
lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_clear@UUID_1.0'
lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_generate@UUID_1.0'
lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_unparse@UUID_1.0'
lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_is_null@UUID_1.0'
lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_compare@UUID_1.0'
lib/libvhd.so: undefined reference to `uuid_parse@UUID_1.0'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[5]: *** [vhd-util] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/lauterbach/xen1/tools/blktap2/vhd'
make[4]: *** [subdir-install-vhd] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/lauterbach/xen1/tools/blktap2'
make[3]: *** [subdirs-install] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/lauterbach/xen1/tools/blktap2'
make[2]: *** [subdir-install-blktap2] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/lauterbach/xen1/tools'
make[1]: *** [subdirs-install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lauterbach/xen1/tools'
make: *** [install-tools] Error 2


On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Safa Hamza <safahamza1@gmail.com> wrote:

> the uuid library is already installed.. i solved the problem by
> downloading  libgcc.deb then i installed this package with "dpkg -i" command
>
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 01:03:49PM +0100, Safa Hamza wrote:
>> > i'm working now with another PC running ubuntu 12.04 ..
>> > while configuring Xen from the source i got this error
>> >
>> > checking uuid/uuid.h usability... yes
>> > checking uuid/uuid.h presence... yes
>> > checking for uuid/uuid.h... yes
>> > checking for uuid_clear in -luuid... no
>> > checking uuid.h usability... no
>> > checking uuid.h presence... no
>> > checking for uuid.h... no
>> > configure: error: cannot find a valid uuid library
>>
>> This.
>>
>> Please install the uuid development library in your distro.
>>
>>
>> Wei.
>>
>
>