./configure has issues

[Anon]

I am trying to install PHP 4.0.6 with Apache 1.3.20 on Mandrake 8. When I run ./configure (I am going for ./configure --with-mysql --with-apache --with-mhash), I get this:

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checking lex output file root... ./configure: lex: command not found

configure: error: cannot find output from lex; giving up

I saw an old message that said to install flex and bison, but they are already installed (according to the RPM, anyways...)

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time.

-Evan Nemerson

[Anon]

I'm no linux guru, but I had this same problem a couple of days ago and was able to fix it by installing Flex. (I found the .rpm on the RedHat cd, though I'm sure you can download it too).

[Anon]

It wouldn't let me install the .rpm - it said that the package was already installed. Does anyone know where to find a .tar.gz version? I should be able to replace the old files with valid ones that way.

-Evan Nemerson

[Anon]

Just do a --force on your rpm so it installs it anyway. Someone may have deleted those files accidentally or something, so a --force should hopefully work.

[Anon]

That worked perfect, thanks!

[Anon]

You're welcome. Glad it worked, I was just shootin' in the dark as usual ;⁾