Re: linking to openldap

[Cameron Gregg <cam@yak.com.au>]

Howard Chu wrote:
> Cameron Gregg wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > sorry to ask a question slightly offtopic, but here it goes.
> >
> > I am trying to compile courier-imap with openldap support. I have 
> > setup all the environment variables correctly, but it seems my install 
> > of openldap doesn't have the functionality required to build in 
> > openldap support, so it doesn't.
> >
> > The relevant output from the courier-imap configure is this:
> >
> > checking ldap.h usability... yes
> > checking ldap.h presence... yes
> > checking for ldap.h... yes
> > checking lber.h usability... yes
> > checking lber.h presence... yes
> > checking for lber.h... yes
> > checking netinet/in.h usability... yes
> > checking netinet/in.h presence... yes
> > checking for netinet/in.h... yes
> > checking whether -lresolv is needed for res_query... yes
> > checking for ber_scanf in -llber... yes
> > checking for ldap_open in -lldap... no
> > checking for ldap_search_st... no
> > checking for ldap_start_tls_s... no
> > checking for ldap_result2error... no
> >
> > The last 4 lines are the killers.
> >
> > I configured openldap with the following:
> >
> >  ./configure  --prefix=/usr/local/openldap --with-tls 
> > --with-cyrus-sasl --enable-crypt --enable-bdb
> >
> > It built and installed fine.
> >
> > So, my question, how do I build openldap to support:
> >
> > ldap_open
> > ldap_search_st
> > ldap_start_tls_s
> > dap_result2error
> >
> > ?
> >
> > Can anyone help out?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Cameron
>
>
> Those functions are indeed part of libldap. Most likely your libldap 
> libraries have additional library dependencies
> that aren't being pulled in by the configure script tests, and so those 
> tests fail due to some other function being
> unresolved. The configure script should have generated a config.log file 
> showing the error messages associated
> with each of those failed tests. You should look there first.
>
> You failed to mention what operating system you're working with, or what 
> versions of any of the relevant software
> you're using. Any more specific assistance will depend heavily on these 
> details.


Thanks Howard,

I checked the config.log. It appears that it (courier-imap) couldn't 
find the sasl libs. I put the path to them in LDFLAGS and all is good now.

for the record, Im using Solaris 8 / courier-imap 3.08 / openldap 2.2.17

Once again, Thankyou.

Cameron