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Weird "undefined reference to" when building pango

 The "undefined reference to" error is a common linker error when building software, and it typically indicates that the linker cannot find a reference to a particular function or symbol in your code. In the context of building Pango, here are some steps to address this error: 1. **Check Dependencies**: Ensure that you have all the necessary dependencies and libraries installed on your system. Pango depends on other libraries, and if those libraries are missing or outdated, you might encounter linker errors. Refer to Pango's documentation or the project's website for a list of dependencies. 2. **Library Path**: Make sure the linker can find the libraries needed by Pango. You may need to specify the library path using the `-L` flag. For example:    ```bash    LDFLAGS="-L/path/to/your/library" ./configure    ``` 3. **Library Order**: The order in which you specify libraries can be important. If you're manually specifying libraries, make sure that libraries