configure and compile source code fails

[dkhans2]

For those who are experienced with installing/configuring zabbix, please assist.

In the attempt to configure and compile the source code on my AIX server I got a syntax error.
The command I executed was:

./configure --enable-server --enable-agent --enable-static --with-ibm-db2 --with-net-snmp --with-jabber --with-libcurl # for IBM DB2 + Jabber + WEB monitoring

...
...
checking execinfo.h usability... no
checking execinfo.h presence... no
checking for execinfo.h... no
checking libperfstat.h usability... no
checking libperfstat.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: libperfstat.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: libperfstat.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: libperfstat.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: libperfstat.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: libperfstat.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: libperfstat.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ------------------------------------------ ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to the AC_PACKAGE_NAME lists. ##
configure: WARNING: ## ------------------------------------------ ##
checking for libperfstat.h... yes
checking sys/systemcfg.h usability... yes
checking sys/systemcfg.h presence... yes
...
...
checking for long long format... no
checking for -rdynamic linking option... no
./configure[9266]: syntax error at line 10681 : `(' unexpected

[richlv]

which zabbix version is that ?

[dkhans2]

zabbix 1.8.4. I am now downloading the required software: PHP.
There are numerous requisites needed for PHP on AIX and I don't know of any way but to manually click on each one of the filesets and select the specific required version (some are very old, as back in 2008).
If there is an easier or faster way, i.e., some doc. that would state exactly all of the filesets I would appreciate if someone would point me in that area.

zabbix is one of the monitoring products for AIX platform my management is interested in switching to and purchasing premium support. So far, initial experience with just trying to obtain all of the required software is not good.

[richlv]

php is not required for compiling, though.
there are several zabbix users on aix, so maybe they can chime in on compilation experience as well

[dkhans2]

Now your information on PHP not being required for compiling Zabbix is more discouraging as I thought perhaps if I had all of the required software loaded the compile would work.


Why would I receive a syntax error on compiling the source? The only thing I can think of is the download of the tar file wasn't successful but it was; download was 100%.

Other than your's, I hadn't received any reply from any Zabbix user.

[nelsonab]

Hmmm... it looks like there might be an issue with autoconf and your compiler on AIX. Which version of autoconf are you using? http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/ma...-Compiled.html has some information and seems to suggest that 2.64 and higher will begin the complaining process in earnest. Also by the reference to the mysterious 4th parameter it makes me wonder if this might not be a bug in the autoconf configuration script.

What version of Autoconf are you running and what compiler and version are you using?

I would suggest filing a bug for this. https://support.zabbix.com and then post back with the ticket number.

[dkhans2]

autoconf on my server:

autoconf-2.59-1
autoconf213-2.13-1

[dkhans2]

gcc-4.0.0-1
libgcc-4.0.0-1
gcc-c++-4.0.0-1

[nelsonab]

What is with the two versions of autoconf?

I'm running Autoconf 2.65 on my Fedora box, try upgrading autoconf if you can first and see if that helps.

[dkhans2]

Upgrading to autoconf-2.65-1 didn't help. I got the same syntax error from trying to compile:

./configure[9266]: syntax error at line 10681 : `(' unexpected

[richlv]

how about pasting that section of configure script ? (max 10 lines before & after)

[dkhans2]

In starting from untarin'g zabbix-1.8.4.tar file again in a different directory, I got a different error. It appears some db2 library couldn't be found.
What is missing from my db2 V9.7 install? I was able to create and instance and a database and could do a "db2ilist".

Below is the error from a compile:

checking for file /proc/0/psinfo... yes
checking for file /proc/loadavg... no
checking for file /proc/net/dev... no
checking for long long format... no
checking for -rdynamic linking option... no
checking for IBM DB2 CLI libraries...
configure: error: IBM DB2 library not found

[dkhans2]

below is a cut and paste from the previous compile when it failed on a syntax error on line 10681. Highlighted in red is line 10681:



fi

else
_libiksemel_with=no
fi;

if test "x$_libiksemel_with" != x"no"; then
if test "$_libiksemel_with" = "yes"; then
PKG_CHECK_MODULES(IKSEMEL,iksemel,

JABBER_INCDIR=$IKSEMEL_CPPFLAGS JABBER_LIBDIR=$IKSEMEL_LIBS
JABBER_LIBS="-liksemel"
,
found_iksemel="no"
found_jabber="no"
)
else
echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iksemel support" >&5
echo $ECHO_N "checking for iksemel support... $ECHO_C" >&6

if test -f $_libiksemel_with/include/iksemel.h; then
JABBER_INCDIR=-I$_libiksemel_with/include

[richlv]

so, did yo compile from a released package or from svn the fist time ?