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Old 07-05-2005, 04:52 PM   #1
Rundi
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Exclamation C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check


Hello -

I'm trying to install Apache 2 on Mandrake 9.1.

When I do # ./configure it ends with

Code:
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.
configure failed for srclib/apr
Now, the file cpp in /lib exists.

Just on the off chance I did # urpmi gcc gcc-cpp gcc-c++

And got the response: "Everything already installed"

In case anyone can figure anything out from the configure log, I've included it below. Any help would be much appreciated.

Code:
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure 

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = localhost
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.21-0.13mdk
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Fri Mar 14 15:08:06 EST 2003

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1618: checking for chosen layout
configure:1620: result: Apache
configure:2413: checking for working mkdir -p
configure:2429: result: yes
configure:2446: checking build system type
configure:2464: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:2472: checking host system type
configure:2486: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:2494: checking target system type
configure:2508: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:2537: checking for APR
configure:2597: result: reconfig

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_mkdir_p=yes
ac_cv_target=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_target_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

APACHECTL_ULIMIT=''
APR_BINDIR=''
APR_INCLUDEDIR=''
APU_BINDIR=''
APU_INCLUDEDIR=''
AP_BUILD_SRCLIB_DIRS=''
AP_CLEAN_SRCLIB_DIRS=''
AP_LIBS=''
AP_SIG_GRACEFUL=''
AP_SIG_GRACEFUL_SHORT=''
AP_SIG_GRACEFUL_STRING=''
AWK=''
BUILTIN_LIBS=''
CC=''
CFLAGS=''
CORE_IMPLIB=''
CORE_IMPLIB_FILE=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX=''
CXXFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
DSO_MODULES=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
EXTRA_CFLAGS=''
EXTRA_CPPFLAGS=''
EXTRA_CXXFLAGS=''
EXTRA_INCLUDES=''
EXTRA_LDFLAGS=''
EXTRA_LIBS=''
HTTPD_LDFLAGS=''
HTTPD_VERSION=''
INCLUDES=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_PROG_FLAGS=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LIBTOOL=''
LN_S=''
LTCFLAGS=''
LTFLAGS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
LT_LDFLAGS=''
MK_IMPLIB=''
MODULE_CLEANDIRS=''
MODULE_DIRS=''
MPM_LIB=''
MPM_NAME=''
MPM_SUBDIR_NAME=''
NOTEST_CFLAGS=''
NOTEST_CPPFLAGS=''
NOTEST_CXXFLAGS=''
NOTEST_LDFLAGS=''
NOTEST_LIBS=''
OBJEXT=''
OS=''
OS_DIR=''
OS_SPECIFIC_VARS=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PORT=''
POST_SHARED_CMDS=''
PRE_SHARED_CMDS=''
RANLIB=''
RM=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SHLIBPATH_VAR=''
SHLTCFLAGS=''
SH_LDFLAGS=''
SH_LIBS=''
SH_LIBTOOL=''
UTIL_LDFLAGS=''
ab_LTFLAGS=''
abs_srcdir=''
ac_ct_CC=''
ac_ct_RANLIB=''
ap_make_delimiter=''
ap_make_include=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_vendor='pc'
cgidir='${datadir}/cgi-bin'
checkgid_LTFLAGS=''
datadir='${prefix}'
errordir='${datadir}/error'
exec_prefix='${prefix}'
exp_bindir='/usr/local/apache2/bin'
exp_cgidir='/usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin'
exp_datadir='/usr/local/apache2'
exp_errordir='/usr/local/apache2/error'
exp_exec_prefix='/usr/local/apache2'
exp_htdocsdir='/usr/local/apache2/htdocs'
exp_iconsdir='/usr/local/apache2/icons'
exp_includedir='/usr/local/apache2/include'
exp_installbuilddir='/usr/local/apache2/build'
exp_libdir='/usr/local/apache2/lib'
exp_libexecdir='/usr/local/apache2/modules'
exp_localstatedir='/usr/local/apache2'
exp_logfiledir='/usr/local/apache2/logs'
exp_mandir='/usr/local/apache2/man'
exp_manualdir='/usr/local/apache2/manual'
exp_proxycachedir='/usr/local/apache2/proxy'
exp_runtimedir='/usr/local/apache2/logs'
exp_sbindir='/usr/local/apache2/bin'
exp_sysconfdir='/usr/local/apache2/conf'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnu'
host_vendor='pc'
htdbm_LTFLAGS=''
htdigest_LTFLAGS=''
htdocsdir='${datadir}/htdocs'
htpasswd_LTFLAGS=''
iconsdir='${datadir}/icons'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
installbuilddir='${datadir}/build'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/modules'
localstatedir='${prefix}'
logfiledir='${localstatedir}/logs'
logresolve_LTFLAGS=''
mandir='${prefix}/man'
manualdir='${datadir}/manual'
nonssl_listen_stmt_1=''
nonssl_listen_stmt_2=''
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
other_targets=''
perlbin=''
prefix='/usr/local/apache2'
progname=''
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
proxycachedir='${localstatedir}/proxy'
rel_bindir='bin'
rel_cgidir='cgi-bin'
rel_datadir=''
rel_errordir='error'
rel_exec_prefix=''
rel_htdocsdir='htdocs'
rel_iconsdir='icons'
rel_includedir='include'
rel_installbuilddir='build'
rel_libdir='lib'
rel_libexecdir='modules'
rel_localstatedir=''
rel_logfiledir='logs'
rel_mandir='man'
rel_manualdir='manual'
rel_proxycachedir='proxy'
rel_runtimedir='logs'
rel_sbindir='bin'
rel_sysconfdir='conf'
rotatelogs_LTFLAGS=''
runtimedir='${localstatedir}/logs'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
shared_build=''
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/conf'
target='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
target_alias=''
target_cpu='i686'
target_os='linux-gnu'
target_vendor='pc'

configure: exit 1
 
Old 07-06-2005, 09:40 PM   #2
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Try urpmi'ing/rpminstall the Apache runtime library?! (apr)

It might be failing there... instead of the Cpp sanity
check

Gary
 
Old 07-07-2005, 08:21 AM   #3
Rundi
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Still no luck

Thanks for the response.

I did:

# urpmi apr

It followed with the request

Quote:
Please insert the medium named "Installation CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1)" on device [/dev/scd0]
Press Enter when ready...
So I stuck in my Mandrake 9.1 Cd and pressed enter.

Quote:
installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libapr0-2.0.44-11mdk.i586.rpm

Preparing... ##################################################
1:libapr0 ##################################################
Then I tried to do ./configure on my Apache install and it still gave me the same error about cpp failing the sanity check.

I wonder, could I have a too old version of apr? I mean, what I installed came with Mandrake 9.1 and I'm trying to install Apache 2.

Of course, I don't even really know what it means when it says something fails a sanity check.



Rundi
 
  


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