[Bug releng/9716] New: latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[Bug releng/9716] New: latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[kamalesh at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com]

I tried building latest systemtap on linus git 2.6.28-git8, while building
./configure fails with pkgconfig-0.21

 /usr/bin/pkg-config --exists --print-errors "nss >= 3"
Package nss was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `nss.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'nss' found

after setting PKG_CONFIG_PATH variable, the configure builds fine.

I tired same with fedora 9, which has pkgconfig-0.23 and the systemtap
configure's without build failure.

# uname -a
Linux tundro5.rchland.ibm.com 2.6.28-git8-autokern1 #1 SMP Wed Jan 7 01:56:15
EST 2009 ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux

# stap -V
SystemTap translator/driver (version 0.8/0.137 non-git sources)

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           Summary: latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-
                    0.21
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: releng
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: kamalesh at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com


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[Bug releng/9716] latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[ananth at in dot ibm dot com]

------- Additional Comments From ananth at in dot ibm dot com  2009-01-07 10:43 -------
Possibly SystemTap should not make building docs, remote server, etc., part of
the default 'configure' run, rather have users use --enable-<doc/...> switches
if they need it.

Basic 'configure' run should be made to run with minimal dependencies and build
just enough binaries to get users started with SystemTap.

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[Bug releng/9716] latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com]

------- Additional Comments From srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com  2009-01-07 10:52 -------
Kamalesh, 
Can u try by reverting the commit 43498922cd6b61c530b0ed16299805053ebf7e42

(In reply to comment #0)
> I tried building latest systemtap on linus git 2.6.28-git8, while building
> ./configure fails with pkgconfig-0.21
> 
>  /usr/bin/pkg-config --exists --print-errors "nss >= 3"
> Package nss was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> Perhaps you should add the directory containing `nss.pc'
> to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> No package 'nss' found
> 

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[Bug releng/9716] latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[kamalesh at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com]

------- Additional Comments From kamalesh at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com  2009-01-07 10:54 -------
(In reply to comment #2)
> Kamalesh, 
> Can u try by reverting the commit 43498922cd6b61c530b0ed16299805053ebf7e42
> 
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > I tried building latest systemtap on linus git 2.6.28-git8, while building
> > ./configure fails with pkgconfig-0.21
> > 
> >  /usr/bin/pkg-config --exists --print-errors "nss >= 3"
> > Package nss was not found in the pkg-config search path.
> > Perhaps you should add the directory containing `nss.pc'
> > to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
> > No package 'nss' found
> > 

After reverting the commit 43498922cd6b61c530b0ed16299805053ebf7e42, the
systemtap builds fine.


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[srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com]

------- Additional Comments From srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com  2009-01-07 11:11 -------
> > (In reply to comment #0)
> > > I tried building latest systemtap on linus git 2.6.28-git8, while building
> > > ./configure fails with pkgconfig-0.21
> > > 
> > >  
> 
> After reverting the commit 43498922cd6b61c530b0ed16299805053ebf7e42, the
> systemtap builds fine.
> 

/usr/bin/pkg-config --exists --print-errors "nss >= 3"
 seems to work if pkgconfig-0.23 version. 

However with pkgconfig-0.21 it doesn't seem to detect nss even if nss installed
is 3.12


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[Bug releng/9716] latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[fche at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com  2009-01-07 12:51 -------
(In reply to comment #1)
> Possibly SystemTap should not make building docs, remote server, etc., part of
> the default 'configure' run, rather have users use --enable-<doc/...> switches
> if they need it.
>
> Basic 'configure' run should be made to run with minimal dependencies and build
> just enough binaries to get users started with SystemTap.

I think that would be swinging the pendulum too much back.  We would not want to
require users to rebuild their copy of systemtap if they became aware of things
they were missing like ... documentation.

What we certainly need is a more careful autoconfing so that everything that is
buildable will build, and nothing else is attempted.


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[Bug releng/9716] latest systemtap ./configure build fails with pkgconfig-0.21

[fche at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com  2009-01-07 19:19 -------
If pkgconfig is hurting, we could use plain autoconf-level
checks for the nss* libraries/headers.

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         AssignedTo|systemtap at sources dot    |fche at redhat dot com
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             Status|NEW                         |ASSIGNED


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