`pkg-config --libs libspatialindex` lacks '-lspatialindex' flag

[Harris Hancock]

Ubuntu release: 12.04 LTS
Package affected: libspatialindex-dev 1.7.0-1 amd64

The pkg-config file for libspatialindex does not actually provide a linker flag to link against the library.

$ cat /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libspatialindex.pc | grep Libs
Libs: -L${exec_prefix}/lib -Wl,-z,defs

Illustration of the problem:

$ g++ program_requiring_libspatialindex.cc `pkg-config --cflags --libs libspatialindex`
/tmp/cc2gkSiw.o: In function `main':
program_requiring_libspatialindex.cc:46: undefined reference to `SpatialIndex::StorageManager::createNewDiskStorageManager(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >&, unsigned int)'
... etc ...

Adding the requisite '-lspatialindex' to the linker command line allows the program in question to link correctly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libspatialindex-dev 1.7.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 29 19:07:23 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: spatialindex
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

This bug was fixed in the package spatialindex - 1.8.1-2

---------------
spatialindex (1.8.1-2) unstable; urgency=low

  * Update pkg-config patch to remove LDFLAGS from Libs.
    (closes: #735039)

 -- Bas Couwenberg <email address hidden> Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:08:10 +0100

spatialindex (1.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
  * Add myself to Uploaders.
  * Update watch file including sepwatch changes.
  * Update Homepage to github documentation instead of code.
  * Use canonical URLs in Vcs-* fields.
  * Change priority from extra to optional.
  * Bump debhelper compatibility to 9.
  * Use minimal dh rules with dh-autoreconf.
    (closes: #734827, #722835)
  * Support Multi-Arch build.
  * Add misc:Depends for libspatialindex-dev.
  * Don't start description synopsis with an article.
  * Change library packages to match SONAME, and use correct description.
    (closes: #642482)
  * Add debug package for the shared library.
  * Update copyright file using copyright-format 1.0.
  * Add lintian override for debian-watch-may-check-gpg-signature,
    upstream doesn't provide signatures for verification.
  * Remove .la files before install.
  * Add symbols files using pkgkde-symbolshelper.
  * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.5, changes: minimal dh rules, Multi-Arch,
    Vcs-* fields, shared library changes, copyright.
  * Add patch to modernize the build system.
  * Add patch to include linking to libspatialindex in pkg-config file.
    (closes: #679690)

 -- Bas Couwenberg <email address hidden> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:30:00 +0100