Bug #2752 [NEW]: installation fails when php is built with an external pcre lib

From: per at computer dot org Operating system: linux PHP version: 4.3.8 Package: Web Site Bug Type: Bug Bug description: installation fails when php is built with an external pcre lib Description: ------------ This isn't exactly a "website bug", but I didn't see a suitable category. I built PHP 438 with an external PCRElib - after a build, a make install fails with: Installing PHP CLI binary: /usr/bin/ Installing PHP CLI man page: /usr/share/man/man1/ Installing shared extensions: /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20020429/ Installing PEAR environment: /usr/lib/php/ Fatal error: Call to undefined function: preg_match() in /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/php-4.3.8/pear/PEAR/Config.php on line 624 make[1]: *** [install-pear-installer] Error 255 make: *** [install-pear] Error 2 Work-around: add 'dl("pcre.so");' to the top of ./pear/PEAR.php. -- Edit bug report at http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=2752&edit=1 --