#21950 [Com]: init_mcrypt() error while configuring with libmcrypt

ID: 21950 Comment by: mdff@a1.net Reported By: mdff@a1.net Status: Bogus Bug Type: *Configuration Issues Operating System: Solaris 8 PHP Version: 4.3.0 New Comment: hi guys, just in case anything goes on out there: I GOT IT! short description: download libtool and install it. this will make php-configure recognize -lmcrypt as valid. story: the REAL problem was not having an error while compiling mcrypt with php, it was more likely that i did not have the libtool-library libltdl.* on my system! i downloaded libtool-1.4.3, configured it and ran a make install and THEN php was fine with libmcrypt! the only thing i've to say is: PLEASE, if you add a -ltdl within any configure script, let the configure script CHECK FOR IT and generate ERROR messages to the user if it's not found on the system. i spent very much time (yes, my fault but....) to figure out this stuff! this would not have occurred if your configure script told me that we need ltdl to compile our stuff! thx for support and cu, md. ps: you can close my bug-reports. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 13:27:25] tal@php.net Please *DO NOT* do it. You said yourself this is the wrong way, so why are you doing it?! Patience, my dear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 13:24:09] mdff@a1.net hi guys, i know, that you might be busy, but there's an open call #20926, which i commented today. i hope you'll be responding anything soon, 'cause i need a solution really fast. obviously, that's not the normal way to raise the importance of any bug-report, but i hope to get help this way, soon. thx in advance for your support and sorry for the unusual way submitting another bug (yes, i know how it should work normally... ;-) ) br, md. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21950&edit=1