Maybe add /usr/lib to your ld.so.conf? See if a libtermcap.so lives there. I beleive it's looking for a specific libtermcap.so file or link. Or cheat and make a link: libtermpcap.so -> libterm.so.2.0.8? > -lXt -lXext -lX11 -lSM -lICE -ltermcap > -lcurses -lldap -llber -lm -lgcc -lc -lgcc /usr/lib/crtn.o 1>&5 > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltermcap > And here's the termcap library: > > [rpg at tsathoggua xemacs-21.1.14]$ ls -l /lib/libtermcap* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Jun 13 05:58 /lib/libtermcap.so.2 -> > libtermcap.so.2.0.8* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11856 Feb 21 11:14 /lib/libtermcap.so.2.0.8*