Since there is code using functions from the libxml library, libvirt_conf should have that in LIBADD so it can be linked against even without libvirt_util (which usually deals with the error itself, since libvirt_util has libxml in LIBADD). The same applies to storage_backend.c. Signed-off-by: Martin Kletzander <mkletzan(a)redhat.com&gt; --- This is a v2 of: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-June/msg01322.html If this gets ACKed for th 1.2.6 release, please push this as well since I won't be available before DV makes the release, thank you. --- src/Makefile.am | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index 35720be..047d4c6 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_conf.la libvirt_conf_la_SOURCES = $(CONF_SOURCES) libvirt_conf_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) libvirt_conf_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) +libvirt_conf_la_LIBADD = $(LIBXML_LIBS) noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_cpu.la libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_cpu.la @@ -1452,7 +1453,7 @@ libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_CFLAGS = \ $(AM_CFLAGS) libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_LIBADD = -libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_LIBADD += $(SECDRIVER_LIBS) +libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_LIBADD += $(SECDRIVER_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS) if WITH_BLKID libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_CFLAGS += $(BLKID_CFLAGS) libvirt_driver_storage_impl_la_LIBADD += $(BLKID_LIBS) -- 2.0.0