Zabbix Will Not Configure

[edlaff]

Just downloaded zabbix 1.4 and I was not able to configure the source on RedHat EL4 (2.6.9-42.ELsmp kernel). Running the command "./configure –-enable-server –-enable-agent –-with-mysql –-with-net-snmp –-with-libcurl" as per the docs and some posts I found results in the following error:

configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –-enable-server
configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –-enable-agent
configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –-with-mysql
configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –-with-net-snmp
configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –-with-libcurl
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
configure: Configuring
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking build system type... Invalid configuration `–-enable-server': machine `–-enable' not recognized
configure: error: /bin/sh ./config.sub –-enable-server failed

If I add build and host info so the command looks like this "./configure --build='i686-pc-linux-gnu' --host='i686-pc-linux-gnu' –-enable-server –-enable-agent –-with-mysql –-with-net-snmp –-with-libcurl", I get the configure to work, but it ends with the following message:

Configuration:

Detected OS: linux-gnu
Install path: /usr/local
Compilation arch: linux

Compiler: gcc
Compiler flags: -g -O2
Linker flags:
Libraries: -lresolv -lnsl

Enable server: no
With database: no

Enable agent: no

That is, no server, no agent, no mysql.

Being new to Zabbix, I thought maybe it's an issue with the version, so I wiped 1.4 and tried again with 1.1.7. I get the exact same results.

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong? If this question is already answered in a FAQ somewhere, I apologize and please point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance,
Ed.

[edlaff]

Bump

Bump, hoping more people can see this and maybe someone can help me out.

Thanks,
Ed.

[Frankenstine]

"configure: WARNING: invalid host type: –-enable-server"
This type errors are because of copypasting options from documentation pdf. Type options by yourself, it'll help

But I have some strange problem configuring, which I can not understand:

proxy:~/zabbix-1.4.1# uname -a
Linux proxy.loc 2.6.18-028stab035.1-ovz-smp #1 SMP Wed Jun 13 21:52:27 CEST 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
proxy:~/zabbix-1.4.1# cat /etc/debian_version 
4.0
proxy:~/zabbix-1.4.1# ./configure --enable-server --with-mysql --with-jabber
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
configure: Configuring  
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executable
s                                                                                                        See `config.log' for more details.

Here is config.log:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.60.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --enable-server --with-mysql --with-jabber

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = proxy.loc
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.18-028stab035.1-ovz-smp
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Wed Jun 13 21:52:27 CEST 2007

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11

## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1845: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1901: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1912: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1955: result: yes
configure:2020: checking for gawk
configure:2050: result: no
configure:2020: checking for mawk
configure:2036: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:2047: result: mawk
configure:2058: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2079: result: yes
configure:2264: Configuring  
configure:2267: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2288: result: yes
configure:2307: checking build system type
configure:2325: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:2347: checking host system type
configure:2362: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:2433: checking for gcc
configure:2449: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2460: result: gcc
configure:2698: checking for C compiler version
configure:2705: gcc --version >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2708: $? = 0
configure:2715: gcc -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr
 --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=pos
ix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug
 --enable-mpfr --with-tune=i686 --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
configure:2718: $? = 0
configure:2725: gcc -V >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2728: $? = 1
configure:2751: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2778: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2781: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "zabbix"
| #define VERSION "1.4.1"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:2820: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_IKSEMEL_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_IKSEMEL_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_IKSEMEL_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_IKSEMEL_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=mawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /root/zabbix-1.4.1/missing --run aclocal-1.9'
AGENT_FALSE=''
AGENT_TRUE=''
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /root/zabbix-1.4.1/missing --run tar'
ARCH=''
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /root/zabbix-1.4.1/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /root/zabbix-1.4.1/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /root/zabbix-1.4.1/missing --run automake-1.9'
AWK='mawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DB_CPPFLAGS=''
DB_LDFLAGS=''
DB_LIBS=''
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
GREP=''
IKSEMEL_CFLAGS=''
IKSEMEL_LIBS=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
JABBER_CPPFLAGS=''
JABBER_FALSE=''
JABBER_LDFLAGS=''
JABBER_TRUE=''
LDAP_CPPFLAGS=''
LDAP_LDFLAGS=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBCURL_CPPFLAGS=''
LIBCURL_LDFLAGS=''
LIBCURL_LIBS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /root/zabbix-1.4.1/missing --run makeinfo'
MYSQL_CFLAGS=''
MYSQL_CONFIG=''
MYSQL_LDFLAGS=''
MYSQL_LIBS=''
MYSQL_VERSION=''
OBJEXT=''
ORACLE_CPPFLAGS=''
ORACLE_LDFLAGS=''
PACKAGE='zabbix'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PG_CONFIG=''
PKG_CONFIG=''
POSTGRESQL_CPPFLAGS=''
POSTGRESQL_LDFLAGS=''
POSTGRESQL_VERSION=''
RANLIB=''
SERVER_FALSE=''
SERVER_TRUE=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SNMP_CFLAGS=''
SNMP_CPPFLAGS=''
SNMP_LDFLAGS=''
SNMP_LIBS=''
SQLITE3_CPPFLAGS=''
SQLITE3_LDFLAGS=''
SQLITE3_VERSION=''
SQLORA8_CPPFLAGS=''
SQLORA8_LDFLAGS=''
STRIP=''
VERSION='1.4.1'
_libcurl_config=''
_libnetsnmp_config=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnulibc1'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnulibc1'
host_vendor='pc'
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
install_sh='/root/zabbix-1.4.1/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
mkdir_p='mkdir -p --'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE "zabbix"
#define VERSION "1.4.1"

configure: exit 77

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