[postgis-devel] PostGIS compile problem

Pierre Racine Pierre.Racine at sbf.ulaval.ca
Tue Feb 28 16:33:28 PST 2012


If I erase postgis_config.h it recreates it but still without any #define...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net [mailto:postgis-devel-
> bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:24 PM
> To: PostGIS Development Discussion
> Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] PostGIS compile problem
>
> I have the same errors, must be part of the process so some extent...
> P.
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Pierre Racine <Pierre.Racine at sbf.ulaval.ca>
> wrote:
> > In config.log I get many line like below. I suspect I'm missing some update but
> which one?
> >
> > conftest.c:20:28: ac_nonexistent.h: No such file or directory
> > configure:10802: $? = 1
> > configure: failed program was:
> > | /* confdefs.h */
> > | #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
> > | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
> > | #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
> > | #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
> > | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
> > | #define PACKAGE_URL ""
> > | #define STDC_HEADERS 1
> > | #define HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_STDLIB_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_STRING_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_MEMORY_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_STRINGS_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_STDINT_H 1
> > | #define HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
> > | #define LT_OBJDIR ".libs/"
> > | /* end confdefs.h.  */
> > | #include <ac_nonexistent.h>
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
> >> [mailto:postgis-devel- bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of
> >> Paul Ramsey
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:09 PM
> >> To: PostGIS Development Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] PostGIS compile problem
> >>
> >> None. It's supposed to be generated from postgis_config.h.in at
> >> ./configure time
> >>
> >> P.
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Pierre Racine
> >> <Pierre.Racine at sbf.ulaval.ca>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Nothing is defined in my postgis_config.h
> >> >
> >> > Any idea why?
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
> >> >> [mailto:postgis-devel- bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf
> >> >> Of Paul Ramsey
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:06 PM
> >> >> To: PostGIS Development Discussion
> >> >> Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] PostGIS compile problem
> >> >>
> >> >> It should be defined in postgis_config.h
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Pierre Racine
> >> >> <Pierre.Racine at sbf.ulaval.ca>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Still can't compile. Where should be defined this
> POSTGIS_GEOS_VERSION?
> >> >> Can't find it...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> From: postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
> >> >> >> [mailto:postgis-devel- bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On
> >> >> >> Behalf Of Pierre Racine
> >> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:52 PM
> >> >> >> To: PostGIS Development Discussion
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] PostGIS compile problem
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> $ ./autogen.sh
> >> >> >> * Running /mingw/bin/libtoolize (2.2.10)
> >> >> >>    OPTIONS = --force --copy --install
> >> >> >> libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `./config.guess'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `./config.sub'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `./install-sh'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `macros'.
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `macros/libtool.m4'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `macros/ltoptions.m4'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `macros/ltsugar.m4'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `macros/ltversion.m4'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: copying file `macros/lt~obsolete.m4'
> >> >> >> libtoolize: Consider adding `-I macros' to ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS in
> >> Makefile.am.
> >> >> >> * Running /mingw/bin/aclocal (1.11)
> >> >> >> * Running /mingw/bin/autoconf (2.65)
> >> >> >> ======================================
> >> >> >> Now you are ready to run './configure'
> >> >> >> ======================================
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> $ ./configure --with-xml2config=/c/projects/libxml/libxml2-
> >> >> >> 2.7.8release/bin/xml2-config --with-
> >> >> >> pgconfig=/c/projects/pg/pg90/bin/pg_config - -with-
> >> >> >> geosconfig=/c/projects/geos/rel-3.3.2/bin/geos-config --with-
> >> >> >> projdir=/c/projects/pg/pg90
> >> >> >> --with-gdalconfig=/c/projects/gdal/rel-1.9.0
> >> >> >> /bin/gdal-config
> >> >> >> checking build system type... i686-pc-mingw32 checking host
> >> >> >> system
> >> type...
> >> >> >> i686-pc-mingw32 checking how to print strings... printf
> >> >> >> checking for gcc... gcc checking whether the C compiler
> >> >> >> works... yes checking for C compiler default output file
> >> >> >> name... a.exe checking for suffix of executables... .exe
> >> >> >> checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for
> >> >> >> suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the
> >> >> >> GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc
> >> accepts -g...
> >> >> >> yes checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> >> >> >> checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
> >> >> >> checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
> >> >> >> checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
> >> >> checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F checking for ld used by gcc...
> >> >> >> c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe checking if the linker
> >> >> >> (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) is GNU ld... yes checking for
> >> >> >> BSD- or
> >> >> >> MS- compatible name lister (nm)... /mingw/bin/nm checking the
> >> >> >> name lister
> >> >> >> (/mingw/bin/nm) interface... BSD nm checking whether ln -s works...
> >> >> >> yes checking the maximum length of command line arguments...
> >> >> >> 8192 checking whether the shell understands some XSI
> >> >> >> constructs... yes checking whether the shell understands
> >> >> >> "+="... yes checking for c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe option to
> >> >> >> reload object files... -r checking for objdump... objdump
> >> >> >> checking how to recognize dependent libraries... file_magic
> >> >> >> ^x86 archive import|^x86 DLL checking for ar... ar checking for
> >> >> >> strip... strip checking for ranlib... ranlib checking for
> >> >> >> gawk... gawk checking command to parse /mingw/bin/nm output
> >> >> >> from gcc object... ok checking how to run the C preprocessor...
> >> >> >> gcc -E checking for ANSI C header files... yes checking for
> >> >> >> sys/types.h... yes checking for sys/stat.h... yes checking for
> >> >> >> stdlib.h... yes checking for string.h... yes checking for
> >> >> >> memory.h... yes checking for strings.h... yes checking for
> >> >> >> inttypes.h... yes checking for stdint.h... yes checking for
> >> >> >> unistd.h... yes checking for dlfcn.h... no
> >> checking for objdir...
> >> >> >> .libs checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
> >> >> >> checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC
> >> >> >> checking if gcc PIC flag -DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC works... yes
> >> >> >> checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes checking if
> >> >> >> gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o...
> >> >> >> (cached) yes checking whether the gcc linker
> >> >> >> (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) supports shared libraries... yes
> >> >> >> checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... yes
> >> >> >> checking dynamic linker characteristics... Win32 ld.exe
> >> >> >> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs...
> >> >> >> immediate checking whether stripping libraries is possible...
> >> >> >> yes checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes checking whether
> to build shared libraries...
> >> >> >> yes checking whether to build static libraries... yes checking for gcc...
> >> >> (cached) gcc checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler...
> >> >> >> (cached) yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
> >> >> >> checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none
> >> >> >> needed checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> >> >> >> checking for
> >> >> >> g++... g++ checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler...
> >> >> >> yes checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes checking how to run
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> C++ preprocessor... g++ -E checking
> >> >> for ld used by g++...
> >> >> >> c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe checking if the linker
> >> >> >> (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) is GNU ld... yes checking whether
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> g++ linker
> >> >> >> (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) supports shared libraries... yes
> >> >> >> checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC
> >> >> >> checking if g++ PIC flag - DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC works... yes
> >> >> >> checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes checking if
> >> >> >> g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
> >> >> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o...
> >> >> >> (cached) yes checking whether the g++ linker
> >> >> >> (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) supports shared libraries... yes
> >> >> >> checking dynamic linker characteristics... Win32 ld.exe
> >> >> >> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs...
> >> >> >> immediate checking for ant... no checking if g++ supports
> >> >> >> -Wall... yes checking if
> >> >> >> g++ supports -
> >> >> Wmissing-prototypes... yes checking if g++ supports -ffloat-store...
> >> >> >> yes checking for flex... flex checking lex output file root...
> >> >> >> lex.yy checking lex library... -lfl checking whether yytext is
> >> >> >> a pointer... yes checking
> >> >> for bison...
> >> >> >> bison -y checking ieeefp.h usability... no checking ieeefp.h
> >> >> >> presence... no checking for ieeefp.h... no checking termios.h
> >> >> >> usability... no checking termios.h presence... no checking for
> >> >> >> termios.h... no checking for vasprintf... no checking for asprintf...
> >> >> >> no checking for _LARGEFILE_SOURCE value needed for large files...
> >> >> >> unknown
> >> >> checking for perl... /bin/perl checking for convert...
> >> >> >> /c/Windows/system32/convert checking for xsltproc... no
> >> >> >> checking for
> >> >> xmllint...
> >> >> >> /c/projects/pg/pg90/bin/xmllint checking for dblatex... no
> >> >> >> checking CUnit/CUnit.h usability... yes checking CUnit/CUnit.h
> >> >> >> presence... yes checking for CUnit/CUnit.h... yes checking for
> >> >> >> CU_initialize_registry in -lcunit... yes checking iconv.h
> >> >> >> usability... yes checking iconv.h presence... yes checking for
> >> >> >> iconv.h... yes checking for libiconv_open in -
> >> >> liconv... yes checking for iconvctl...
> >> >> >> no checking for libiconvctl... no Using user-specified pg_config file:
> >> >> >> /c/projects/pg/pg90/bin/pg_config checking PostgreSQL version...
> >> >> >> PostgreSQL
> >> >> >> 9.1.2 checking libpq-fe.h usability... yes checking libpq-fe.h
> >> >> >> presence... yes checking for libpq-fe.h... yes checking for
> >> >> >> PQserverVersion in -lpq... yes Using user-specified xml2-config file:
> >> >> >> /c/projects/libxml/libxml2- 2.7.8release/bin/xml2-config
> >> >> >> checking libxml/tree.h usability... yes checking libxml/tree.h presence...
> >> >> >> yes checking for libxml/tree.h... yes checking libxml/parser.h
> >> >> >> usability... yes checking libxml/parser.h presence... yes
> >> >> >> checking for libxml/parser.h... yes checking libxml/xpath.h usability...
> >> >> >> yes checking libxml/xpath.h presence... yes checking for
> >> >> >> libxml/xpath.h... yes checking libxml/xpathInternals.h usability...
> >> >> >> yes checking libxml/xpathInternals.h presence... yes checking
> >> >> >> for libxml/xpathInternals.h... yes checking for xmlInitParser
> >> >> >> in -lxml2... yes Using
> >> >> user-specified geos-config file:
> >> >> >> /c/projects/geos/rel-3.3.2/bin/geos-config
> >> >> >> checking GEOS version... 3.3.2
> >> >> >> checking geos_c.h usability... yes checking geos_c.h presence...
> >> >> >> yes checking for geos_c.h... yes checking for initGEOS in
> >> >> >> -lgeos_c... yes checking whether make sets
> >> >> $(MAKE)...
> >> >> >> yes checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c
> >> >> >> checking for a thread- safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking
> >> >> >> whether NLS is requested... yes checking for msgfmt... no
> >> >> >> checking for
> >> gmsgfmt... :
> >> >> >> checking for xgettext... no
> >> >> >> checking for msgmerge... no
> >> >> >> checking for ld used by GCC... c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe
> >> >> >> checking if the linker (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) is GNU ld...
> >> >> >> yes checking for shared library run path origin... done
> >> >> >> checking for CFPreferencesCopyAppValue... no checking for
> >> CFLocaleCopyCurrent...
> >> >> >> no checking for GNU gettext in libc... no checking for iconv...
> >> >> >> yes checking for working iconv... yes checking for GNU gettext
> >> >> >> in libintl... no checking whether to use NLS... no Using
> >> >> >> user-specified proj
> >> >> >> directory: /c/projects/pg/pg90 checking proj_api.h usability...
> >> >> >> yes checking proj_api.h presence... yes checking for proj_api.h...
> >> >> >> yes checking for pj_get_release in -lproj... yes checking
> >> >> >> json/json.h usability... no checking json/json.h presence... no
> >> >> >> checking for json/json.h... no checking for json_object_get in
> >> >> >> -ljson... no
> >> >> >> TOPOLOGY: Topology support requested checking for GDAL >= 1.6.0...
> >> >> >> found checking for GDALFPolygonize in -lgdal... no
> >> >> >> configure: creating ./config.status
> >> >> >> config.status: creating GNUmakefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating extensions/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating extensions/postgis/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating extensions/postgis/postgis.control
> >> >> >> config.status: creating extensions/postgis_topology/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating
> >> >> >> extensions/postgis_topology/postgis_topology.control
> >> >> >> config.status: creating liblwgeom/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating liblwgeom/cunit/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating liblwgeom/liblwgeom.h
> >> >> >> config.status: creating libpgcommon/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating libpgcommon/cunit/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating postgis/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating postgis/sqldefines.h
> >> >> >> config.status: creating loader/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating loader/cunit/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating topology/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating regress/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating doc/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating doc/Makefile.comments
> >> >> >> config.status: creating doc/html/image_src/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating utils/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating java/jdbc/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/rt_core/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/rt_pg/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/loader/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/test/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/test/core/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/test/regress/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/scripts/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/scripts/python/Makefile
> >> >> >> config.status: creating postgis_config.h
> >> >> >> config.status: postgis_config.h is unchanged
> >> >> >> config.status: creating raster/raster_config.h
> >> >> >> config.status: raster/raster_config.h is unchanged
> >> >> >> config.status: executing libtool commands
> >> >> >> config.status: executing po-directories commands
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   PostGIS is now configured for i686-pc-mingw32
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>  -------------- Compiler Info -------------
> >> >> >>   C compiler:           gcc -g -O2
> >> >> >>   C++ compiler:         g++ -g -O2
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>  -------------- Dependencies --------------
> >> >> >>   GEOS config:
> >> >> >> /c/projects/geos/rel-3.3.2/bin/geos-config
> >> >> >>   GEOS version:         3.3.2
> >> >> >>   GDAL config:
> >> >> >> /c/projects/gdal/rel-1.9.0/bin/gdal-config
> >> >> >>   GDAL version:         1.9.0
> >> >> >>   PostgreSQL config:    /c/projects/pg/pg90/bin/pg_config
> >> >> >>   PostgreSQL version:   PostgreSQL 9.1.2
> >> >> >>   PROJ4 version:        46
> >> >> >>   Libxml2 config:
> >> >> >> /c/projects/libxml/libxml2-2.7.8release/bin/xml2-config
> >> >> >>   Libxml2 version:      2.7.8
> >> >> >>   JSON-C support:       no
> >> >> >>   PostGIS debug level:  0
> >> >> >>   Perl:                 /bin/perl
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>  --------------- Extensions ---------------
> >> >> >>   PostGIS Raster:       enabled
> >> >> >>   PostGIS Topology:     enabled
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>  -------- Documentation Generation --------
> >> >> >>   xsltproc:
> >> >> >>   xsl style sheets:
> >> >> >>   dblatex:
> >> >> >>   convert:              /c/Windows/system32/convert
> >> >> >>   mathml2.dtd:
> >> >> >> http://www.w3.org/Math/DTD/mathml2/mathml2.dtd
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> > From: postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
> >> >> >> > [mailto:postgis-devel- bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On
> >> >> >> > Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
> >> >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:46 PM
> >> >> >> > To: PostGIS Development Discussion
> >> >> >> > Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] PostGIS compile problem
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Environment, tool-chain? ./autogen, ./configure?
> >> >> >> > P
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Pierre Racine
> >> >> >> > <Pierre.Racine at sbf.ulaval.ca>
> >> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> > > Hi,
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > I just updated my geos to this one:
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > http://download.osgeo.org/geos/geos-3.3.2.tar.bz2
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > (the svn trunk does not compile) and still PostGIS complain
> >> >> >> > > with like
> >> this:
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=compile gcc -g -O2  -DDLL_EXPORT
> >> >> >> > > -DPIC -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes
> >> >> >> > > -I/c/projects/geos/rel-3.3.2/include
> >> >> >> > > -I/c/proje cts/pg/pg90/include -c -o lwgeom_geos.lo
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c
> >> >> >> > > libtool: compile:  gcc -g -O2 -DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC -Wall
> >> >> >> > > -Wmissing-prototypes -I/c/projects/geos/rel-3.3.2/include
> >> >> >> > > -I/c/projects/pg/pg90/inclu de -c lwgeom_geos.c
> >> >> >> > > -DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC -o .libs/lwgeom_geos.o
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c: In function `lwgeom_snap':
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c:937: error: `POSTGIS_GEOS_VERSION' undeclared
> >> >> >> > > (first use in this function)
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c:937: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
> >> >> >> > > reported only once
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c:937: error: for each function it appears in.)
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c: In function `lwgeom_sharedpaths':
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c:1001: error: `POSTGIS_GEOS_VERSION'
> >> >> >> > > undeclared (first use in this function)
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c: In function `LWGEOM2GEOS':
> >> >> >> > > lwgeom_geos.c:265: warning: unreachable code at beginning
> >> >> >> > > of switch statement
> >> >> >> > > make[1]: *** [lwgeom_geos.lo] Error 1
> >> >> >> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/projects/postgis/liblwgeom'
> >> >> >> > > make: *** [all] Error 1
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