Compiliation problem of Cyrus-sasl2 with PAM on slackware linux 13.1

[kibirango moses]

Hullo Users,

I have reinstalled an tried the  above instructions and i still have
the pam_start error as indicated in the config.log file below :

root at mailbackup:/usr/local/src/cyrus-sasl2_2.1.23.dfsg1# cat
config.log | grep pam
  $ ./configure --enable-anon --enable-pam --enable-plain
--enable-login --enable-sql --disable-krb4 --disable-otp
--disable-cram --disable-digest
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql
--with-pam=/usr/include/security --with-pwcheck=/var/state/saslauthd
--with-openssl=/usr/local/ssl --with-dblib=berkeley
--with-plugindir=/usr/local/lib/sasl2
--with-bdblibdir=/usr/local/berkeley/lib
--with-bdb-incdir=/usr/local/berkeley/include
--with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2
--with-saslauthd=/var/state/saslauthd --with-ldap --enable-ldapdb
configure:6925: checking security/pam_appl.h usability
configure:6961: checking security/pam_appl.h presence
configure:7033: checking for security/pam_appl.h
configure:6925: checking pam/pam_appl.h usability
configure:6961: checking pam/pam_appl.h presence
configure:7033: checking for pam/pam_appl.h
configure:7054: checking for pam_start
/usr/local/src/cyrus-sasl2_2.1.23.dfsg1/configure:7116: undefined
reference to `pam_start'
/tmp/ccsfJ0eS.o:(.data+0x0): undefined reference to `pam_start'
|     which can conflict with char pam_start (); below.
| char pam_start ();
| #if defined (__stub_pam_start) || defined (__stub___pam_start)
| char (*f) () = pam_start;
| return f != pam_start;
configure:7162: gcc -o conftest -Wall -W -g -O2
-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql  -I/usr/include/security/include
-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lm
-L/usr/include/security/lib conftest.c -lpam  >&5
/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-slackware-linux/4.4.4/../../../../x86_64-slackware-linux/bin/ld:
cannot find -lpam
| #include <pam/pam_appl.h>
| #include <security/pam_appl.h>
| pam_handle_t *pamh;
| struct pam_conv *conv;
| baz = pam_start(service, user, conv, &pamh);
configure:17004: running /bin/sh './configure' --prefix=/usr/local
'--enable-anon' '--enable-pam' '--enable-plain' '--enable-login'
'--enable-sql' '--disable-krb4' '--disable-otp' '--disable-cram'
'--disable-digest' '--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql'
'--with-pam=/usr/include/security'
'--with-pwcheck=/var/state/saslauthd' '--with-openssl=/usr/local/ssl'
'--with-dblib=berkeley' '--with-plugindir=/usr/local/lib/sasl2'
'--with-bdblibdir=/usr/local/berkeley/lib'
'--with-bdb-incdir=/usr/local/berkeley/include'
'--with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2'
'--with-saslauthd=/var/state/saslauthd' '--with-ldap'
'--enable-ldapdb' 'CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql'
'LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lm'
--cache-file=.././config.cache --srcdir=.
ac_cv_func_pam_start=no
ac_cv_header_pam_pam_appl_h=yes
ac_cv_header_security_pam_appl_h=yes

Kindly requesting for advice on how to fix this asap

Thanx


On 4/25/11, Dan White <dwhite at olp.net> wrote:
> On 23/04/11 11:04 +0300, kibirango moses wrote:
>>Hullo Users,
>>
>>I am having a compilation problem of Cyrus-sasl2 with Pam . The Pam
>>authentication mechanism is missing and unknown
>>
>>*root at xxxxx:/usr/local/src/cyrus-sasl2_2.1.23.dfsg1# saslauthd -v*
>>saslauthd 2.1.23
>>
>>authentication mechanisms: getpwent rimap shadow ldap
>>
>>*root at xxxxx:/usr/local/src/cyrus-sasl2_2.1.23.dfsg1# saslauthd -a pam*
>>
>>saslauthd[31056] :set_auth_mech   : unknown authentication mechanism: pam
>>
>>
>>*Configure statement:*
>>
>> ./configure --enable-anon --enable-pam --enable-plain --enable-login
>>--enable-sql --disable-krb4 --disable-otp --disable-cram --disable-digest
>>--with-mys
>>ql=/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql --with-pam=/usr/include/security
>>--with-pwcheck=/var/state/saslauthd --with-openssl=/usr/local/ssl
>>--with-dblib=berkeley --with
>>-plugindir=/usr/local/lib/sasl2 --with-bdblibdir=/usr/local/berkeley/lib
>>--with-bdb-incdir=/usr/local/berkeley/include
>>--with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2 --
>>with-saslauthd=/var/state/saslauthd --with-ldap --enable-ldapdb
>
> There is no --enable-pam that I see. There is a:
>
> --with-pam=DIR          use PAM (rooted in DIR) yes
>
> But you probably only need to use that option if your pam installation is
> in a location that ./configure cannot find.
>
>>*Errors in config.log:*
>>*root at xxxxx:/usr/local/src/cyrus-sasl2_2.1.23.dfsg1# cat config.log |grep
>>pam*
>>
>>  $ ./configure --enable-anon --enable-pam --enable-plain --enable-login
>>--enable-sql --disable-krb4 --disable-otp --disable-cram --disable-digest
>>--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql --with-pam=/usr/include/security
>>--with-pwcheck=/var/state/saslauthd --with-openssl=/usr/local/ssl
>>--with-dblib=berkeley --with-plugindir=/usr/local/lib/sasl2
>>--with-bdblibdir=/usr/local/berkeley/lib
>>--with-bdb-incdir=/usr/local/berkeley/include
>>--with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2 --with-saslauthd=/var/state/saslauthd
>>--with-ldap --enable-ldapdb
>>configure:6925: checking security/pam_appl.h usability
>>configure:6961: checking security/pam_appl.h presence
>>configure:7033: checking for security/pam_appl.h
>>configure:6925: checking pam/pam_appl.h usability
>>configure:6986:26: error: pam/pam_appl.h: No such file or directory
>>| #include <pam/pam_appl.h>
>>configure:6961: checking pam/pam_appl.h presence
>>configure:6988:26: error: pam/pam_appl.h: No such file or directory
>>| #include <pam/pam_appl.h>
>
> That indicates that ./configure can't find pam/pam_appl.h, whereever it may
> be installed. If that file is installed, but ./configure isn't doing the
> right thing, you could specify a --with-pam, or you could specify a
> 'CPPFLAGS' environment variable to assist it with finding the location,
> like:
>
> CPPFLAGS='-I/usr/local/include/pam/'
> export CPPFLAGS
> ./configure ...
>
>>configure:7033: checking for pam/pam_appl.h
>>configure:7054: checking for pam_start
>>/usr/local/src/cyrus-sasl2_2.1.23.dfsg1/configure:7115: undefined reference
>>to `pam_start'
>>/tmp/ccebUB6u.o:(.data+0x0): undefined reference to `pam_start'
>>|     which can conflict with char pam_start (); below.
>>| char pam_start ();
>>| #if defined (__stub_pam_start) || defined (__stub___pam_start)
>>| char (*f) () = pam_start;
>>| return f != pam_start;
>
> And if you have linking errors, you might have to do:
>
> LDFLAGS='-L/usr/local/lib/pam'
> export LDFLAGS
>
> as well. See ./configure --help for details.
>
>>configure:7162: gcc -o conftest -Wall -W -g -O2
>>-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql  -I/usr/include/security/include
>>-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lm
>>-L/usr/include/security/lib conftest.c -lpam  >&5
>>configure:7169: error: 'pam_handle_t' undeclared (first use in this
>>function)
>>configure:7169: error: 'pamh' undeclared (first use in this function)
>>configure:7172: warning: implicit declaration of function 'pam_start'
>>| #include <pam/pam_appl.h>
>>| #include <security/pam_appl.h>
>>| pam_handle_t *pamh;
>>| struct pam_conv *conv;
>>| baz = pam_start(service, user, conv, &pamh);
>>configure:17004: running /bin/sh './configure' --prefix=/usr/local
>>'--enable-anon' '--enable-pam' '--enable-plain' '--enable-login'
>>'--enable-sql' '--disable-krb4' '--disable-otp' '--disable-cram'
>>'--disable-digest' '--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql'
>>'--with-pam=/usr/include/security' '--with-pwcheck=/var/state/saslauthd'
>>'--with-openssl=/usr/local/ssl' '--with-dblib=berkeley'
>>'--with-plugindir=/usr/local/lib/sasl2'
>>'--with-bdblibdir=/usr/local/berkeley/lib'
>>'--with-bdb-incdir=/usr/local/berkeley/include'
>>'--with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2'
>>'--with-saslauthd=/var/state/saslauthd' '--with-ldap' '--enable-ldapdb'
>>'CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql'
>>'LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lm'
>>--cache-file=.././config.cache --srcdir=.
>>ac_cv_func_pam_start=no
>>ac_cv_header_pam_pam_appl_h=no
>>ac_cv_header_security_pam_appl_h=yes
>>
>>Couls this be the problem and  How can i fix this.
>>
>> It is really problematic
>>
>>Thanx
>>Moses
>
> --
> Dan White
>