php installing problem

yussef · 09-11-2004, 02:59 PM

i am trying to install php from the source but each time i get an error when typing the command:

Code:

 ./configure --with-mysql --with-apxs --with-config-file-path=/etc/php

i get this error:

Code:

loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.

any suggestions?

thanx for your answer

serz · 09-11-2004, 03:15 PM

Could you please post the contents of /etc/fstab?

HappyTux · 09-11-2004, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by yussef
i am trying to install php from the source but each time i get an error when typing the command:

Code:

./configure --with-mysql --with-apxs --with-config-file-path=/etc/php

i get this error:

Code:

loading cache ./config.cache checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1 checking for gcc... gcc checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.

any suggestions?

thanx for your answer

I believe you need the binutils package BTW PHP is already in Debian why compile from source.

yussef · 09-11-2004, 03:26 PM

ok ill post the contents...

Why build from the source?
lol because I wanna learn how to do it and it is apprently good because there is
something i don't understand because it is not working ... i'll also install binutils.

yussef · 09-11-2004, 03:29 PM

ok i tried instaling binutils and as i thought it is already installed.

/etc/fstad:

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hdb1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hdb5       /home           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hdb6       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

Can you tell me why i should post this?

HappyTux · 09-11-2004, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by yussef
ok i tried instaling binutils and as i thought it is already installed.

Can you tell me why i should post this?

You shouldn't it has nothing to do with compiling, a quick google search on the error lead me to this page which in addition to confirming my suspicions (seems binutils is needed only for gcc) says you should have glibc-dev and kernel-headers packages to use with ./configure. On Debian these would be linux-kernel-headers and libc6-dev both of which I have installed.

Code:

>$ apt-cache policy libc6-dev
libc6-dev:
  Installed: 2.3.2.ds1-13
  Candidate: 2.3.2.ds1-13
  Version Table:
     2.3.2.ds1-16 0
        600 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages
 *** 2.3.2.ds1-13 0
        990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.2.5-9.woody.3 0
        990 http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages

>$ apt-cache policy linux-kernel-headers
linux-kernel-headers:
  Installed: 2.5.999-test7-bk-16
  Candidate: 2.5.999-test7-bk-16
  Version Table:
     2.5.999-test7-bk-17 0
        600 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages
 *** 2.5.999-test7-bk-16 0
        990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

BTW take the recommends and most of the suggested when installing these to save problems in the future.

yussef · 09-11-2004, 03:49 PM

thanks a lot happy tux

Once again saving the day

HappyTux · 09-11-2004, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by yussef
thanks a lot happy tux

Once again saving the day

Your welcome it is all part of the master plan world domination one user at a time, we have secret meetings on IRC so don't tell anyone.