Re: how to compile postgresql with other version of openssl?

On 07/26/2015 04:34 PM, krzf83@gmail.com  wrote:
> # ./configure CFLAGS="-I/usr/openssl-0.9.8zg/include"
> LDFLAGS="-L/usr/openssl-0.9.8zg/lib"     --with-openssl
>
> configure: error:
> Could not execute a simple test program.  This may be a problem
> related to locating shared libraries.  Check the file 'config.log'
> for the exact reason.
>
> # tail config.log
> ...
> #define HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R 1
> #define GETPWUID_R_5ARG 1
>
> configure: exit 1
>
> It does compile without a problem when used without CFLAGS and LDFLAGS
> but against system lib /lib64/libssl.so.6
>
> # LDFLAGS="-L/usr/openssl-0.9.8zg/lib" ./configure --with-openssl
> checking test program... failed
> configure: error:
> Could not execute a simple test program.  This may be a problem
> related to locating shared libraries.  Check the file 'config.log'
> for the exact reason.
> # tail config.log
> ...
> #define HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME_R 1
> #define GETPWUID_R_5ARG 1
>
> configure: exit 1
>
>
> setting LDFLAGS to openssl lib dir causes postgresql ./configure to
> fail without real explanation. A bug?

Well if it where me I would do:

grep -i ssl config.log

instead of tail

>
> 2015-07-26 9:06 GMT+02:00 Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>:
>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 2:55 PM, krzf83@gmail.com <krzf83@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Postgresql is first linux program based on automake I've ever seen
>>> (and i've been compiling linux stuff nice 1999) that does not allow
>>> specyfying lib locations on ./configure like
>>> (like --with-openssl=/path/to/openssl)
>>
>> You could use CFLAGS and LDFLAGS for this purpose:
>> ./configure CFLAGS="-I/usr/openssl-0.9.8zg/include" \
>>      LDFLAGS="-L/usr/openssl-0.9.8zg/lib" \
>>      --with-openssl
>> --
>> Michael
>
>


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