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problem compiling openssh

When configuring openssh 3.7.1p2 I get this error and I cannot go any further. Anyone have an idea? Thanks.

Code:

checking for socklen_t... no

checking for socklen_t equivalent... configure: error: Cannot find a type to use in place of socklen_t

the solution to "socklen_t missing" problem

I had the same problem on a poor installed slackware (no headers, no C-compiler, etc.. ) ... and I've done this:

Code:

# ln -sf /usr/src/linux/include/linux /usr/include/linux

# ln -sf /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 /usr/include/asm

but be sure that we have install some linux-headers or a linux-kernel under /usr/src/linux !

To test it, you can compile a test C code (test.c):

Code:

#include <sys/socket.h>

main() {

 struct sockaddr name;

 socklen_t namelen;

 getpeername(0, &name, &namelen);

}

and see what if it returns some errors, after you run the resulted compiled code ( above ).