[JDEV] Install server problems

[Russell Keith-Magee]

Dave Anderson wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have tried to install the jabber server on both a RedHat 5.1 and 6.1 box.
> I followed the Jabber Server mini-HowTo and installed both the pth and
> ADNS. The first 3 packages install just fine, so it appears. The last
> package, jabber-transport gives and error. The following is the tail end
> that shows the error.
> 
> /home/user/jabber//lib/libetherx.so: undefined reference to `adns_finish'
> /home/user/jabber//lib/libetherx.so: undefined reference to `adns_afterselect'
> /home/user/jabber//lib/libetherx.so: undefined reference to `adns_beforeselect'
> /home/user/jabber//lib/libetherx.so: undefined reference to `adns_init'
> /home/user/jabber//lib/libetherx.so: undefined reference to `adns_submit'
> /home/user/jabber//lib/libetherx.so: undefined reference to `adns_check'
> make[2]: *** [jserver] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/dave/jabber/jabber-transport-1.0/src'
> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dave/jabber/jabber-transport-1.0/src'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

Simple fix - when you compile adns, you need to configure with the flag
--enable-dynamic=elf. By default, it only builds a static .a library;
etherx requires a dynamic .so library, but will successfully complete
compilation without it. If you go through the compilation messages for
etherx, you will probably find a non-critical error to this effect about
30 lines from the end of the compilation run. Reconfig+compile adns with
the flag, and then recompile etherx and jabber-server.

This is starting to sound like a bit of a FAQ (IIRC, it was asked and
answered yesterday as well). Although the problem lies with adns, and
not with Jabber per se, it deserves an entry in the Server mini-howto
IMHO. 

Russ %-)

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