Hi everyone, I have SUSE 10 here (2.6.16.60-0.21) and I am trying to compile postfix 2.5.6 on the system. I have fixed most errors along the way trying to compile this stupid thing but I am totally out of answers now. Here is what I am getting :

Any ideas ??

ranlib libmaster.a
cp libmaster.a ../../lib/libmaster.a
ranlib ../../lib/libmaster.a
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_conf.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_ent.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_sig.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_avail.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_spawn.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_service.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_status.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_listen.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_vars.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_wakeup.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -c master_flow.c
gcc -Wmissing-prototypes -Wformat -g -O -I. -I../../include -DLINUX2 -o master master.o master_conf.o master_ent.o master_sig.o master_avail.o master_spawn.o master_service.o master_status.o master_listen.o master_vars.o master_wakeup.o master_flow.o ../../lib/libglobal.a ../../lib/libutil.a -ldb -lnsl -lresolv
/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [master] Error 1
make: *** [update] Error 1
make: *** [update] Error 2
cpsvapgw1:/usr/src/postfix/postfix-2.5.6 # uname -a
Linux cpsvapgw1 2.6.16.60-0.21-smp #1 SMP Tue May 6 12:41:02 UTC 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
cpsvapgw1:/usr/src/postfix/postfix-2.5.6 #

libdb is probably going to be provided by a package like db4.

Ok thanks I'll check and report back!

Why don't you just install the RPM ?

http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...6.5.x86_64.rpm



http://software.opensuse.org/search

I guess I could but I wasn't sure if the opensuse version would work with suse 10 .. maybe im just a noob

Not sure on that one.. you could search their build system for a SLES version.. didn't realise you weren't running OpenSuse

Is there a specific reason you need a Postfix version that new, rather than the version that is packaged for SLES ?

Well Im running it in a production enviroment as a mail/spam/gateway for exchange and I see a lot of exploit/bug fixes in the new version. Don't want the kiddies/hax0rs bombing my box and it goes offline. anything to prevent a phone call hahah

Typically any security updates and fixes are backported into the older versions for server distros such as SLES, and RHEL. then you can update them through the distros security update system. Compiling it yourself just means any new security fixes will require another recompile as well..