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Bug #26277 ./configure not seeing libxml2 installation
Submitted: 2003-11-16 17:52 UTC Modified: 2003-11-16 22:21 UTC
From: andy at nortrupdevelopment dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Compile Failure
PHP Version: 5.0.0b2 (beta2) OS: Mandrake Linux 9.2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-11-16 17:52 UTC] andy at nortrupdevelopment dot net
Description:
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When I run ./configure to install PHP I recive the following error:

configure: error: xml2-config not found. Please check your libxml2 installation.

I have the libxml2 rpm installed, but it is not being recognized.  I have unistalled and reinstalled libxml2 without effect.

Attempting to install with the following hardware/software configuratration:

Mandrake 9.1
Apache 2.0.48
on a AMD Athalon system.

Many Thanks,
Andy



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 [2003-11-16 22:21 UTC] magnus@php.net
You need the -dev package installed too.
 [2003-12-18 05:29 UTC] wim at asgc dot be
Installation
RedHat 9.0 i386
Apache 2.0.48
PHP5.0.0b3-dev (200312161230) 

Same issue : when buiding configuration I got 
'libxml2 version 2.5.10 or greater required'

Solved it the quick way : --disable-libxml

Everything runs on second install
 
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