[oe] "cannot find -lppl_c" link error

[Mr Dash Four]

>> Am I missing something here or is this a bug?
>>     
> I think the fact that you have ppl/cloog installed its trying to use it
> general distros dont install them by default and hence more often gcc
> with OE is build without them.
>
> what we could have done in OE is disable ppl/cloog exlicitly in
> configure
>   
OK, but how does this tie up with the error I am getting? The ppl/cloog 
libs are clearly installed and in the library path, but the toolchain's 
gcc cannot be build because the said libraries "cannot be found"? How do 
I correct this so that my build could proceed further?