Compile error on Ubuntu: cannot find -lexpat

[itbra]

Hello,

i configured the compiler to build the file using:

./configure -–with-apxs=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs -–with-apr=/usr/local/apr/bin/apr-1-config –with-apu=/usr/local/apr/bin/apu-1-config

Executing make fires the error:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lexpat
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [mod_security2.la] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory /home/downloads/modsecurity-apache_2.7.0/apache2' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory/home/downloads/modsecurity-apache_2.7.0/apache2'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

for latest version 2.7.1 as well as for 2.7.0. Searching for this error through Google brought this hint:

lexpat should be read as -l expat

Now my question is:

Is this error caues by a typo in mod_security sources and how to fix it?

[itbra]

I think, i solved the issue by removing the core expat libraries and installing the latest expat from authors repo.