PHP 4.0.3pl1 & Informix won't make

Anon

I'm trying to add Informix support to PHP and can't get past the make.

I've grabbed the Client SDK for Informix and have it installed, I have Informix ESQL. As far as I can tell, things seem to be in order. The configure runs with no hitch. Make carps out with libtool error:

make

Making all in Zend
Making all in main
Making all in ext
Making all in informix
/bin/sh /src/php-4.0.3pl1/libtool --silent --mode=link cc -I. -I/src/ph
p-4.0.3pl1/ext/informix -I/src/php-4.0.3pl1 -I/src/php-4.0.3pl1/main -I/src/apac
he_1.3.14/src/include -I/src/apache_1.3.14/src/os/unix -I/src/php-4.0.3pl1/Zend
-I/src/php-4.0.3pl1 -I/usr/infx7.23/incl/esql -I/src/php-4.0.3pl1/ext/xml/expat/
xmltok -I/src/php-4.0.3pl1/ext/xml/expat/xmlparse -I/src/php-4.0.3pl1/TSRM -DXM
L_BYTE_ORDER=12 -g -I/usr/infx7.23/incl/esql -belf -o libinformix.la ifx.lo
/usr/lib/libgen.a
libtool: link: cannot build libtool library `libinformix.la' from non-libtool ob
jects: /usr/lib/libgen.a
Error code 1 (bu21)
Error code 1 (bu21)
Error code 1 (bu21)
Error code 1 (bu21)

I have spent the last few days scouring for a solution and am empty handed. I saw one post with this same problem under Solaris and that person never got a reply. I do hope I am luckier than that.

I'm building this on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, using the SCO Development (cc), Apache 1.3.14, and you got the PHP version above.

Ideas or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Anon

Hi there, try this

edit your environment:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/informix/lib:/opt/informix/lib/esql (or where your informix resides)

INFORMIXDIR=/opt/informix (or where your informix resides)

then run ldconfig and then run your make

regards,

kristinn

Anon

Been there, done that, didn't get a T-shirt.

I knew I would forget to put some information in my post. 🙁

Me env for Informix IS this at the time I run make:
INFORMIXDIR=/usr/infx7.23
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/infx7.23/lib:/usr/infx7.23/lib/esql

I'm not using GNU compiler, so don't have 'ldconfig', not sure what you are trying to tell me with that statement...(!?)

I run the configure script that comes with PHP 4.0.3pl1 (WHAT happened to the setup script all the documentation talks about ?)

./configure --with-apache=/src/apache_1.3.14 --with-informix=/usr/infx7.23 --enable-track-vars

Configure runs fine, I do note it doesn't display anything when it says it is checking Informix version... just a blank.

I run make and get the oh-so-elusive (--enable-pull-hair-out-now=yes) libtool error:

libtool: link: cannot build libtool library `libinformix.la' from non-libtool ob
jects: /usr/lib/libgen.a

I've got a flat spot on my head from banging it on the tables and walls ....

Kristinn Soffanias Runarsson wrote:

Hi there, try this

edit your environment:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/informix/lib:/opt/informix/lib/esql (or where your informix resides)

INFORMIXDIR=/opt/informix (or where your informix resides)

then run ldconfig and then run your make

regards,

kristinn

Anon

I'd say your best bet is to get GCC from www.gnu.org and try from there, I've had problems with PHP not using GCC on Solaris and HP-UX. So this might be your answer.

Anon

Tryed that and now I'm going backwards. Now I've got a learning curve for PHP and an evengreater one for gcc. Grabbed gcc and installed it, ran the configure script for PHP and it tells me gcc is broken because it can't create an executable.

I'm at the point of scrapping this project and trying some pre-compiled binary distributions, even though they will limit my creativity.

I'd be interested in finding out who incorporated the Informix support into PHP and comparing enviroments and notes, I most likely have something (stupid|simple) not set the way the scripts expect and it just blows everything up.

Thanks for the suggestions, though. I'm just a bit disappointed in this whole venture, as you are the only person to try and offer assistance tells me not many, if any, are using Informix support with PHP and SCO OpenServer.

Best Regards,

John H

Anon

I countered the same problem as you cited here.i wonder if you have resolved the problem.if so,please help me.

Anon

Hi,

the same problems I have on a HP-UX 10.20 System! Using gcc 2.8.0
If anybody can help that would be great

Thanks
Theo