[SOLVED] Dependencies for installing slackbuilds on barebones linode

mattca · 01-12-2014, 07:31 PM

Hi all, I'm trying to set up a linode server with Slackware64 14.1, and I'm having trouble installing a slackbuild. If it matters, I'm attempting to install nginx.

First it wasn't finding a C compiler. I figured out what those dependencies were and got them installed via slackpkg. But, now it's failing with this:

Code:

checking for uint64_t ... uint64_t not found u_int64_t not found
./configure: error: can not define uint64_t

I'm guessing I'm just missing another dependency. What's the easiest way to update the system with whatever is needed to install slackbuilds?

Thanks!

willysr · 01-12-2014, 08:25 PM

slackpkg reinstall slackware64

mattca · 01-12-2014, 10:01 PM

Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately the above error persists

Anyone know what package defines uint64_t?

willysr · 01-13-2014, 12:13 AM

See here: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,25...005#msg-164005

dhabyx · 01-13-2014, 12:24 AM

Hi mattca

uint64_t is an integer type in C, defined in stdint.h, this file comes in glibc package.

In my slackware64 with multilib is in the glibc-x86_64-7alien 2.17_multilib package, in a pure Slackware64, it should be in glibc-2.17-x86_64-7

Maybe not are now installed the development libraries.

http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/sla...slackware64/l/

Try with reinstall this package

slackpkg reinstall glibc

Update:
The link for the patch that Willysr has put in the previous post seems appropriate.

mattca · 01-13-2014, 02:26 PM

Thanks for the tips...

I wasn't able to apply the patch, I got "hunk failed" for each of the hunks in the patch. I tried applying it by manually editing the source files, and it looks like the source I have doesn't match up with the patch. This would make sense, as the patch is from (I think) 2010 and nginx 1.4.1 was released in 2013.

I also tried setting CFLAGS="" before running configure without success.

I'm actually a little confused as to why I'd need a patch to start out with, since I was able to install the same slackbuild on 2 different stock Slackware64 systems. They were normal installs though, not the stripped down version you get with Linode. So, I think I'm just missing some dependencies.

I do have glibc installed, but it's still not able to find uint64_t for some reason.

Any ideas how I can get a linode updated with the necessary dependencies?

Actually.... it looks like stdint.h exists on my system, *and* defines uint64_t. Any idea why nginx can't find it?

Code:

# grep "uint64" `find /usr/include/ -name "stdint.h"`
/usr/include/stdint.h:typedef unsigned long int uint64_t;
/usr/include/stdint.h:typedef unsigned long long int    uint64_t;

mattca · 01-13-2014, 03:00 PM

After a closer look at objs/autoconf.err I see that it seems to be missing linux/limits.h:

Code:

checking for uint64_t

In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:160:0,
                 from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
                 from /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-slackware-linux/4.8.2/include-fixed/limits.h:168,
                 from /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-slackware-linux/4.8.2/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
                 from /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-slackware-linux/4.8.2/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
                 from /usr/include/bits/socket.h:30,
                 from /usr/include/sys/socket.h:39,
                 from objs/autotest.c:4:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:26: fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
 #include <linux/limits.h>
                          ^
compilation terminated.

And I seem to have that file on my local machine:

Code:

$ find /usr/include/ -name "limits.h"
/usr/include/c++/4.8.2/tr1/limits.h
/usr/include/limits.h
/usr/include/linux/limits.h

but not the linode:

Code:

# find /usr/include/ -name "limits.h"
/usr/include/c++/4.8.2/tr1/limits.h
/usr/include/limits.h

Any idea what package contains it?

dhabyx · 01-13-2014, 03:06 PM

On my slack:

Code:

$grep linux/limits.h /var/log/packages/*
/var/log/packages/kernel-headers-3.10.17-x86-3:usr/include/linux/limits.h
/var/log/packages/kernel-source-3.10.17-noarch-3:usr/src/linux-3.10.17/include/uapi/linux/limits.h

mattca · 01-13-2014, 03:19 PM

Yep it was the kernel headers that I needed!

Thanks for the help everyone

Gerardo Zamudio · 01-14-2014, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattca

Yep it was the kernel headers that I needed!

Thanks for the help everyone

I've also just recently set up my Slackware Linode and noticed they leave out a lot of packages. In order to get to a full Slack install I just did

Code:

root@hades:~ # slackpkg install a/*

And so on for every package set (xap, l, n, etc). After doing this, I haven't experienced any problems compiling or running software. My /var/log/packages shows around 620 packages I believe, so that's a good guideline if you want to get up to a full Slackware install.

mattca · 01-14-2014, 12:15 PM

In case it would be helpful, here's a list of the packages I needed to install:

- gcc-4.8.2-x86_64-1
- gcc-g++-4.8.2-x86_64-1
- glibc-2.17-x86_64-7
- glibc-solibs-2.17-x86_64-7
- libmpc-0.8.2-x86_64-2
- libxml2-2.9.1-x86_64-1
- libxslt-1.1.28-x86_64-1
- kernel-headers-3.10.17-x86-3

These will allow you to install the nginx slackbuild.

ponce · 01-14-2014, 02:19 PM

if you got a slackware64 minimal install and you don't want to get mad with dependencies, maybe the easiest way out is to issue a

Code:

slackpkg install slackware64

to switch to a full install.

mattca · 01-14-2014, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponce

if you got a slackware64 minimal install and you don't want to get mad with dependencies, maybe the easiest way out is to issue a

Code:

slackpkg install slackware64

to switch to a full install.

Thanks for the tip, ponce! That may help others with the same issue, but I prefer to keep these servers lean since I don't need much software on them and I have limited disk space.

Konchdrone · 01-16-2014, 02:23 AM

I was also disappointed with the Linode-provided Slackware images - they are just missing too many useful things. Creating a minimal image for server provisioning is on my long list of things to do.

Linode also took too long to release updated images, completely skipping 14.0.

cenazoic · 02-11-2014, 09:57 AM

As another Linoder trying to set up a Slackware 14.1 server, thanks for the info on additional needed packages.

FYI, see here for usage stats on Linode distros - Arch is at 1.8%, and Slackware doesn't register at all.