Bug #75871 [NEW]: xml2-config no longer shipped in Debian, breaks XML extension

From: bugs dot php dot net at majkl578 dot cz Operating system: Debian PHP version: 7.2.2RC1 Package: Compile Failure Bug Type: Bug Bug description:xml2-config no longer shipped in Debian, breaks XML extension Description: ------------ Debian no longer ships xml2-config binary as of libxml2 2.9.7+dfsg-1, pkg-config should be used instead. See changelog entry: https://tracker.debian.org/news/898687 Test script: --------------- ./configure --disable-all --enable-xml --enable-libxml Expected result: ---------------- success Actual result: -------------- configure failure checking whether to enable LIBXML support... yes checking libxml2 install dir... no checking for xml2-config path... configure: error: xml2-config not found. Please check your libxml2 installation. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75871&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=75871&r=mysqlcfg