Re: (ITS#3809) db library detection procedure

[Kurt@OpenLDAP.org]

At 03:02 PM 6/29/2005, walter.franzini@sys-net.it wrote:
>"Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org> writes:
>
>[...]
>
>>>
>>>1) libdb-4.3 is installed on the system in an usual place (/usr/lib)
>>>2) libdb-4.2.52 is installed in an unusual directory (/opt/foo/lib)
>>>3) running configure with the proper environment variables, set with correct
>>>values, fails becaus the script stop right after detecting the mismatch of
>>>version between the 4.2.52 headers and the 4.3 library.
>>
>> Then the environment must not be properly configured.  A
>> proper configuration allows configure to find matching
>> headers and libraries files for the desired version of
>> each development library.
>
>I'm not sure your explanation is enough to justify the following
>lines:
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>$ sudo apt-get install libdb4.3
>#
># Now on the system are present both db-4.2.52 (under /opt/foo) and
># db-4.3 (under /usr/).
>#
>$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/foo/lib
>$ export CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/foo/include/
>$ export LDFLAGS=-L/opt/foo/lib
>$ ./configure
>Copyright 1998-2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation. All rights reserved.
>        Restrictions apply, see COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files.
>Configuring [1mOpenLDAP 2.X-Devel[m ...
>...
>...
>checking for db.h... yes
>checking for Berkeley DB link (default)... no
>checking for Berkeley DB link (-ldb-4.3)... yes
>checking for Berkeley DB version match... Berkeley DB version mismatch
>        header: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December  3, 2003)
>        library: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.3.28: (April 22, 2005)
>no
>configure: error: Berkeley DB version mismatch

This environment is not proper.  A 4.3.28 version of db.h
should have been provided (first) to go along with 4.3.27
version of -ldb-4.3.