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Date:      Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:41:52 -0500
From:      Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Mysql40-server installation problem
Message-ID:  <BFE3A55C346EB132EA360F7D@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local>
In-Reply-To: <20050723070038.7150c4c7@jacob.6texans.net>
References:  <20050722153540.2a74904b@jacob.6texans.net> <BB43F43342487FD9B056BD71@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> <20050723070038.7150c4c7@jacob.6texans.net>

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--On July 23, 2005 7:00:38 AM -0500 Jacob S <stormspotter@6Texans.net> 
wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:07:56 -0500
> Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> wrote:
>
>> --On July 22, 2005 3:35:40 PM -0500 Jacob S <stormspotter@6Texans.net>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello list,
>> >
>> > I'm having some trouble getting mysql installed on a FreeBSD 5.4
>> > server. When I cd to /usr/ports/databases/mysql40-server and run
>> > "make install", I get the following error:
>> >
>> > checking for gcc... cc
>> > checking for C compiler default output file name... Abort trap (core
>> > dumped) configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
>> > See `config.log' for more details.
>> > ===>  Script "configure" failed unexpectedly.
>> > Please report the problem to ale@FreeBSD.org [maintainer] and attach
>> > the
>> > "/usr/ports/databases/mysql40-server/work/mysql-4.0.25/config.log"
>> > including the output of the failure of your make command. Also, it
>> > might be a good idea to provide an overview of all packages
>> > installed on your system (e.g. an `ls /var/db/pkg`).
>> > *** Error code 1
>> >
>> > You can see the full config.log at
>> > http://www.6texans.net/codesamples/config.log and the list of
>> > packages installed on the server is available at
>> > http://www.6texans.net/codesamples/pkg_log.txt .
>> >
>> > I've googled the problem but can't seem to find it. Make buildworld
>> > and make buildkernel have worked, so I don't know why the make
>> > install shouldn't for mysql40-server. Does anyone have any hints?
>> >
>> I had no problem building mysql40-server on FBSD 5.4.  Did you cvsup
>> your  ports before attempting the install?  If not, you should do that
>> first.
>
> I did a full make buildworld and make buildkernel this past Tuesday and
> everything worked great. Just to make sure though, I did a cvsup
> yesterday to see if it would fix the problem as well. Still no go.
>
> I've also since found out that trying to install *any* port fails with a
> similar error. The key seems to be this part: "configure: error: C
> compiler cannot create executables". This machine has cPanel on it, so I
> thought maybe the compiler had been turned off in WHM, but playing with
> those settings didn't change anything, either.
>
> Any more tips or suggestions?
>
Not from me.  You just exceeded my level of expertise.  I have no idea what 
might cause a problem that major.  Sorry I can't help further.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/



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