OpenSSH v1.2.2p1 Solaris v2.6 Sun e450 gcc v2.8.1 Problem description: zlib has been installed, yet after using advice gleaned from mail-list archives, got past what sounds like the normal Solaris/OpenSSHv1.2.2p1 errors and am receiving a "configure: error: *** zlib missing - please install first ***". .../archive/zlib/1.1.3# make install cp zlib.h zconf.h /usr/local/include chmod 644 /usr/local/include/zlib.h /usr/local/include/zconf.h cp libz.a /usr/local/lib cd /usr/local/lib; chmod 755 libz.a cd /usr/local/lib; if test -f libz.so.1.1.3; then \ rm -f libz.so libz.so.1; \ ln -s libz.so.1.1.3 libz.so; \ ln -s libz.so.1.1.3 libz.so.1; \ (ldconfig || true) >/dev/null 2>&1; \ fi cd .../archive/OpenSSH/solaris/1.2.2p1 ./configure checking for OpenSSL/SSLeay directory... configure: error: Could not find working SSLeay / OpenSSL libraries, please install LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/ssl/lib" \ CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/ssl/include" \ LIBS="-lRSAref -lRSAglue" ./configure <or> LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/ssl/lib -L/usr/local/lib" \ CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/ssl/include" \ LIBS="-lRSAref -lRSAglue" ./configure configure: error: *** zlib missing - please install first *** LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/ssl/lib -L/usr/local/lib" \ CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/ssl/include" \ LIBS="-lRSAref -lRSAglue -lz" ./configure checking whether the C compiler (gcc -I/usr/local/ssl/include -L/usr/local/ssl/lib) works... no configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables. LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/ssl/lib" CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/ssl/include" LIBS="-lRSAref -lRSAglue -lz" ./configure configure: error: *** zlib missing - please install first ***