Re: [Pam-developers] Linux-PAM-1.1.6 : Undocumented dependency on flex when cross-compiling

Hi, On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 09:39:30AM +0100, James Allwright wrote: > Hi, > > I hope that at least one of you maintains Linux-PAM and that I am sending this > to the right place. The right place is the mailing list, but, unfortunately, there are no hints in the source code about that. > I have discovered a problem with Linux-PAM-1.1.6 that does not seem to be > documented and which I presume is not generally known. I am trying to > cross-compile PAM-Linux (for powerpc in my case). The software configures > OK, but then when I try to compile it, I get the compilation error below. > On investigating this, the problem seems to be that I need a flex library > compiled for powerpc. I was able to solve the problem by getting suitable > flex libraries compiled for powerpc and setting LDFLAGS to point to them. > > It took me some time to work this out. I suggest it would be helpful if > configure checked for the presence of a suitable library and issued a > warning message. > Regards, configure.in uses AM_PROG_LEX macro, I suppose it issues a warning on systems that have no lex. -- ldv _______________________________________________ Pam-developers mailing list Pam-developers(a)lists.fedorahosted.org https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/pam-developers