Hello Geeks,

I am having this problem when I am installing vpopmail. It doesnt configure. Though it creates a config.log file which I am attaching below. If you can help with the problem then it will be great. I think i have recompiled my kernel from 2.4.20 to 2.4.26 and could this be a problem? I am using a RedHat 9 Version of the operating system.

Can you please guide me? I have also included the config.log file which was generated during the compile process.

The ./configure command was for the vpopmail v5.4.7 and the command was as below

./configure --enable-logging=p --enable-auth-module=mysql --disable-passwd --enable-clear-passwd --disable-many-domains --enable-auth-logging --enable-mysql-logging --enable-valias --disable-mysql-limits


The output was as below:

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gawk... (cached) gawk
checking for gcc... colorgcc
checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.



and the output of the config.log file is as below


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

It was created by vpopmail configure 5.4.7, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure --enable-logging=p --enable-auth-module=mysql --disable-passwd --enable-clear-passwd --disable-many-domains --enable-auth-logging --enable-mysql-logging --enable-valias --disable-mysql-limits

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

hostname = advantage.tech
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.26-14jul
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Wed Jul 14 11:33:59 LKT 2004

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


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

configure:1364: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1418: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1429: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1472: result: yes
configure:1505: checking for gawk
configure:1521: found /bin/gawk
configure:1531: result: gawk
configure:1541: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1561: result: yes
configure:1713: checking build system type
configure:1731: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1739: checking host system type
configure:1753: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1768: checking for gawk
configure:1794: result: gawk
configure:1850: checking for gcc
configure:1876: result: colorgcc
configure:2120: checking for C compiler version
configure:2123: colorgcc --version </dev/null >&5
./configure: line 1: colorgcc: command not found
configure:2126: $? = 127
configure:2128: colorgcc -v </dev/null >&5
./configure: line 1: colorgcc: command not found
configure:2131: $? = 127
configure:2133: colorgcc -V </dev/null >&5
./configure: line 1: colorgcc: command not found
configure:2136: $? = 127
configure:2160: checking for C compiler default output
configure:2163: colorgcc conftest.c >&5
./configure: line 1: colorgcc: command not found
configure:2166: $? = 127
configure: failed program was:
| #line 2139 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "vpopmail"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "vpopmail"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "5.4.7"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "vpopmail 5.4.7"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "vpopmail"
| #define VERSION "5.4.7"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2205: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_CC_set=set
ac_cv_env_CC_value=colorgcc
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_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=colorgcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

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

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/missing --run aclocal-1.6'
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/missing --run automake-1.6'
AWK='gawk'
CC='colorgcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='vpopmail'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME='vpopmail'
PACKAGE_STRING='vpopmail 5.4.7'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='vpopmail'
PACKAGE_VERSION='5.4.7'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
USE_MYSQL=''
VERSION='5.4.7'
ac_ct_CC='colorgcc'
ac_ct_RANLIB=''
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__include=''
am__quote=''
auth_inc=''
auth_libs=''
authlib=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
domains_dir=''
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnu'
host_vendor='pc'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/downloads/qmailrocks/vpopmail-5.4.7/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''
vpopgroup=''
vpopmaildir=''
vpopuser=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "vpopmail"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME "vpopmail"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "vpopmail 5.4.7"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "vpopmail"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "5.4.7"
#define VERSION "5.4.7"

configure: exit 77





I am stuck on this since a very long time. Please help on how to resolve this configuration.

Thanks

Jimmy

This 'colorgcc', is it just a wrapper to colourize gcc output? You do have the real gcc installed?

In any event,
leads be to believe that colorgcc is not in your path.

Well I thought the same but cant really figure out what the colorgcc is??? PLease can you advice. Well I used find as well as locate and there is no colorgcc on my machine. What is the application required? or should I uninstall the gcc version 3.2.2-5 and re-install?

Thanks again.

Jimmy

Ok, I did a search and colorgcc is indeed a wrapper for colourizing output, which apparantly is not installed. Give this a try:
then try the configure again. This will tell the configure script to use 'gcc' as a compiler instead of 'colorgcc'

If this does not work then I do not know what to tell you, maybe try the reinstall.

BTW, gcc 3.22 is quite old (I am using version 3.3.4), so you may want to find a newer version.