* Dale Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20050316 19:40]: wrote: > > On Mar 16, 2005, at 10:24, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > > > >I am trying to statically compile zlib-1.2.2 into my clamav > >installation > >on FreeBSD 4.11. > > > >cd zlib-1.2.2 && ./configure && make > > > >cd ../clamav-devel > > > >./configure --with-zlib=../zlib-1.2.2 [other opts] > > This is obviously wrong and wont give you the results you are after.
Oh! > >I get this error: > > > ><cut> > >checking for pthread.h... yes > >checking for zlib installation... using ../zlib-1.2.2 > >configure: error: Please install zlib and zlib-devel packages > ></cut> > > > >I'm thinking this should be the correct way. I don't intend to install > >zlib-1.2.2 over what is on my system until they import it into the base > >system ;) > > When you configure zlib without specifying a prefix it will defalut to > /usr/local and wont overwrite your existing zlib if it is installed in > /usr. Well, that is what I actually expected! I don't want to overwrite the system's zlib. > however, I offer the following advice. > > If libz.a is installed in /usr/lib then build zlib 1.2.2 with the > following command. > ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install. > > If libz.a is installed in /usr/local/lib then build zlib 1.2.2 with the > following command. > ./configure && make && make install. > > If libz.a is installed in another folder, let me know where and I'll > give you a proper build/install command. I actually don't want to overwrite system zlib. I mentioned that in my post, no? > By installing an updated zlib, it wont break your system or anything > that depends on the zlib libraries and is a safe upgrade to perform > from a user standpoint. I don't want to mess with this server at all. I just want to see the diff between two clamds compiled differently. > Don't be afraid, no harm will come to your system and later when they > get it into the RPM's, nothing will break when you update other apps. I run FreeBSD, so I'm allergic to RPMs ;-) > As well, I recommend building from source ..that is what I always do with clamav... [The rest of the story snipped]. Where are the archives of this list, like for last week? I remember someone mentioned how to do what I want to do and I think I am almost right in how I was doing it... I don't intent to install zlib-1.2.2 over my system's zlib! -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ The trouble with a kitten is that When it grows up, it's always a cat -- Ogden Nash. _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
