Configuring mcrypt and libmcrypt

wyntre

i am using RHEL 5. I use an Apache 2.2.6 and PHP 5.2.4.

I am having problems configuring the mcrypt library.

libmcrypt log:
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... b.out
checking whether the C++ compiler works... configure: error: cannot run C++ compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use --host'. Seeconfig.log' for more details.

mcrypt log:
checking dependency style of gpp... none
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check

i've tried installing the libmcrypt rpm from rpmforge and then installing mcrypt. i've tried installing the php-mcrypt rpm.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

halojoy

couldnt you download
PHP 5.2.4 tar.gz from http://php.net
and just unzip it

then you use libmcrypt and mcrypt from this package

( for me on win xp is a lot easier
php-5.2.4-win32.zip
have ready built libmcrypt.dll and php_mcrypt.dll )

Regards

wyntre

I found mcrypt in the ext/ dir. but when i try to compile i get an error telling me it can't find mcrypt.h even though php_mcrypt.h is in ext/mcrypt/. i then re-installed libmcrypt-5.2.7 and i still get the same error.

Note: I do not like Windows as an OS, so I will not be using it. I don't want to start a flame war, but just so its out there.

halojoy

wyntre wrote:
I found mcrypt in the ext/ dir. but when i try to compile i get an error telling me it can't find mcrypt.h even though php_mcrypt.h is in ext/mcrypt/. i then re-installed libmcrypt-5.2.7 and i still get the same error.

Note: I do not like Windows as an OS, so I will not be using it.

I don't want to start a flame war, but just so its out there.

I know you run Linux.
So, I put (parantes around windows info).
You know, there are many Windows users reading this. It is not only you and me!
We want to inform them too.

Regards 🙂

wyntre

I needed the libmcrypt-devel rpm, for anyone with this problem running Linux.

I have gotten a new error. I can build the make file, but when i run make i get an error.

CONFIG:
./configure --with-gd --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib --with-png-dir=/usr/lib --with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib --with-mysql --with-mcrypt --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --with-xpm-dir=/usr/lib

MAKE ERROR:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [libphp5.la] Error 1