[Spread-users] Unable to install spreadlogd on FC 5

[Theo Schlossnagle]

On May 10, 2007, at 11:17 PM, Sono Chhibber wrote:

> Hey!
>
> Been trying hard to get spread, mod_log_spread and spreadlogd up  
> and running
> the past few days.  After doing a little digging I realized the most
> appropriate place to post seems like the spread mailing list.
>
> I am so close!! but have run into a errors when running "make" on  
> spreadlogd
>
> Here is the current state of thing.
>
> I have tried to compile on two different systems.
>
> The first machine:
> Linux 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>
> when I run make, I receive the following output:
>  [[ .. snip .. ]]
> /usr/local/lib/libspread.a(sp.to): In function `sp_initialize_locks':
> ../../libspread/sp.c:251: undefined reference to `pthread_atfork'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [spreadlogd] Error 1

Sounds like you need -lpthread in your link line.

> The second machine:
> Linux 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> when I run make, I receive the following out:
>  [[ .. snip .. ]]
> In file included from
> /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE/perl.h:2120,
>                 from perl.c:3:
> /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE/handy.h:151:  
> error: two
> or more data types in declaration specifiers
> /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE/handy.h:151:  
> warning:
> useless type name in empty declaration
> make: *** [perl.o] Error 1

No ideas on this one.  Looks like maybe perl.h on that box needs  
something included prior to using it.

You could compile without perl support if you like -- that would  
likely solve this second problem.  Otherwise, some C-skills are needed.

// Theo Schlossnagle
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