more compile problems (Berkeley db)

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Tue Jul 1 11:08:19 CDT 2003


Yea, it's never looking in your (non-standard) directory.  Set CPPFLAGS
and LDFLAGS variables (before you run configure) so the configure script
finds your local BDB install:

env CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1 LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1 \
        bash ./configure ...

-derek

"Gerlich, Rene" <Rene.Gerlich at commerzbank.com> writes:

> hi derek,
> 
> here's the bit from my config.log but i soo no paths. i have already tried
> to set DB_LIBS or LIBS in configure but it does not help any.
> 
> configure:11754: checking for dbopen
> configure:11782: gcc -o conftest -g -O2   conftest.c -lm  -lm 1>&5
> Undefined			first referenced
>  symbol  			    in file
> dbopen                              /var/tmp//ccwZzyWQ.o
> ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to conftest
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 11759 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
>     which can conflict with char dbopen(); below.  */
> #include <assert.h>
> /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
> /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
>     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
> char dbopen();
> 
> int main() {
> 
> /* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
>     to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
>     something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
> #if defined (__stub_dbopen) || defined (__stub___dbopen)
> choke me
> #else
> dbopen();
> #endif
> 
> ; return 0; }
> configure:11801: checking for dbopen in -ldb1
> configure:11820: gcc -o conftest -g -O2   conftest.c -ldb1  -lm  -lm 1>&5
> ld: fatal: library -ldb1: not found
> ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to conftest
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 11809 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
> /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
>     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
> char dbopen();
> 
> int main() {
> dbopen()
> ; return 0; }
> configure:11839: checking for dbopen in -ldb
> configure:11858: gcc -o conftest -g -O2   conftest.c -ldb  -lm  -lm 1>&5
> configure:12141: checking for db_185.h
> configure:12151: gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out
> configure:12147:20: db_185.h: No such file or directory
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 12146 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> #include <db_185.h>
> configure:12141: checking for db1/db.h
> configure:12151: gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out
> configure:12147:20: db1/db.h: No such file or directory
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 12146 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> #include <db1/db.h>
> configure:12141: checking for db4/db_185.h
> configure:12151: gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out
> configure:12147:24: db4/db_185.h: No such file or directory
> configure: failed program was:
> #line 12146 "configure"
> #include "confdefs.h"
> #include <db4/db_185.h>
> 
> i really appreciate your help!
> 
> cheers
> 
> rene
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Derek Atkins [mailto:warlord at MIT.EDU]
> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 7:49 PM
> > To: Gerlich, Rene
> > Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> > Subject: Re: more compile problems (Berkeley db)
> > 
> > 
> > Check config.log..  Are you sure it's properly looking in
> > /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1 and finding your libdb there?
> > 
> > -derek
> > 
> > "Gerlich, Rene" <Rene.Gerlich at commerzbank.com> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi again,
> > > 
> > > yes, i am still trying to get gnucash compiled on my 
> > solaris2.8 system.
> > > 
> > > i am also sorry for bothering everyone in this group. i can find no
> > > information anywhere else though and i did find some 
> > valuable stuff here!
> > > 
> > > i have a solaris 2.8 with gcc and (appearently) all (until 
> > now...) required
> > > libraries installed but configure still does not work.
> > > 
> > > its now looking for BerlekeyDB. i have the latest version 
> > installed in
> > > /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1 (next to a few older ones and the 
> > configure script
> > > can't seem to find it and i am no configuring expert. i 
> > have tried messing
> > > aroung with a few ENV vars but really this is outside my 
> > area by far...
> > > 
> > > checking for dbopen... no
> > > checking for dbopen in -ldb1... no
> > > checking for dbopen in -ldb... yes
> > > checking for db_185.h... no
> > > checking for db1/db.h... no
> > > checking for db4/db_185.h... no
> > > configure: error: Berkeley db library required for GnuCash
> > > 
> > > id does not make a difference wether i use 
> > --enable-prefer-db1 or not
> > > (having db-1.85 installed)
> > > 
> > > boy, if i ever get this bugger compiled i promise i build a 
> > package from it
> > > and make it available to anyone who wants it!
> > > 
> > > thanks and cheers
> > > 
> > > rene
> > > 
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> > -- 
> >        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> >        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
> >        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
> >        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
> > 
> 

-- 
       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available


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