Hello,

I'm having issues on Fedora Core 4:

[root(at)sparky Pound-2.0.4]# ./configure
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for the pthreads library -lpthreads... no
checking whether pthreads work without any flags... no
checking whether pthreads work with -Kthread... no
checking whether pthreads work with -kthread... no
checking for the pthreads library -llthread... no
checking whether pthreads work with -pthread... yes
checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... no
checking for cc_r... gcc
checking for dlopen in -ldl... no
checking for socket in -lsocket... no
checking for BIO_new in -lcrypto... yes
checking for SSL_CTX_new in -lssl... no
Missing OpenSSL (-lssl) - aborted

[root(at)sparky Pound-2.0.4]# rpm -q openssl
openssl-0.9.7f-7
[root(at)sparky Pound-2.0.4]# rpm -q openssl-devel
openssl-devel-0.9.7f-7
[root(at)sparky Pound-2.0.4]#


As suggested, i tried the source RPM:

[root(at)sparky ~]# rpmbuild --rebuild pound-2.0.4-1.src.rpm
Installing pound-2.0.4-1.src.rpm
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ rm -rf Pound-2.0.4
+ /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/Pound-2.0.4.tgz
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393: line 24: /usr/bin/gzip: No such file or directory
+ tar -xf -
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ cd Pound-2.0.4
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393: line 29: cd: Pound-2.0.4: No such file or directory
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393 (%prep)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393 (%prep)


[root(at)sparky ~]# ls -l /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1023 Apr 13 03:17 /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.14393
[root(at)sparky ~]# whereis gzip
gzip: /bin/gzip /usr/bin/gzip /usr/share/man/man1/gzip.1.gz


Any ideas ?

> Hello,[...]

I'm sorry but your Box is broken :(

/usr/bin/gzip is a symlink to /bin/gzip as an 'rpm -qlv gzip' will show
you. The source rpm builds fine on everything between RedHat 7.2 and
Fedora Core 5. Fix your installation and then try again. Otherwise I could
send you an FC4 binary rpm, but it won't help you fix other issues you
will have with your box.

Simon
[...]

I am baffled. I've compiled and installed many various packages without any
issues. I just tested gzip manually and it runs fine....
I'll take your offer on a FC4 binary RPM, let me try that. Thx

BTW, this box is hosted and there isn't much i can do. What tests can i run
to find out what is broken?

On 4/12/06, Simon Matter <simon.matter(at)ch.sauter-bc.com> wrote:[...]

> I am baffled. I've compiled and installed many various packages
without[...]

RPM uses binaries defined in rpm macros shipped with RedHat/Fedora. gzip
points to /usr/bin/gzip, which is usually a ling to /bin/gzip.
[...]

rpm -Va

Simon
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