[Samba] broken samba-4.1.8 waf configure

[Jelmer Vernooij]

On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:08:19AM -0400, squidmobile at fastmail.fm wrote:
> 21 jun 2014
> 
> the version numbers changed (samba-4.1.8), but the problem
> remains exactly the same:  waf configure continues to break at
> krb5.

Please attach bin/config.log.

Cheers,

Jelmer

> frank smith
> 
> 
> 31 may 2014
> 
> greetings,
> 
> in the (relatively distant) past, i several times downloaded,
> built, and ran the then-current version of samba with little to no
> problem.  i recently experienced similar successful results with
> samba-3.6.23.
> 
> i downloaded and tried to configure samba-4.1.7, which you (samba)
> advertise as the current "stable" version.  i expected no problems.
> unfortunately, i encountered major problems with waf.
> 
> ./configure (which points to ./buildtools/bin/waf configure)
> reports this when it gets to mit krb5:
> 
> ...
> Looking for kerberos features
> Checking for program krb5-config.heimdal          : not found
> Checking for program krb5-config                  :
> /local/bin/krb5-config
> Checking for /local/bin/krb5-config               : yes
> Checking for gssapi                               : yes
> Kerberos 5 release 1.12.1 is detected, MIT krb5 build can proceed
> Checking for com_err                              : yes
> Checking for library com_err                      : yes
> Checking for _et_list                             : ok
> Checking for header com_err.h                     : yes
> Checking for header krb5.h                        : yes
> Checking for header krb5/locate_plugin.h          : yes
> Checking for header gssapi.h                      : yes
> Checking for header gssapi/gssapi_generic.h       : yes
> Checking for header gssapi/gssapi.h               : yes
> Checking for header gssapi/gssapi_ext.h           : yes
> Checking for header gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h          : yes
> Checking for library k5crypto                     : not found
> Checking for krb5_encrypt_data                    : not found
> ...
> 
> /local/bin/krb5-config --libs --cflags reports:
>   -I/local/package/krb5-1.12.1/include
>   -L/local/package/krb5-1.12.1/lib -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-rpath
>   -Wl,/local/package/krb5-1.12.1/lib -lkrb5 -lk5crypto -lcom_err
> 
> running ./configure with the -v option gives this interesting dialog:
> 
> Checking for header gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h          :
> 21:53:04 runner /usr/bin/gcc -MD -I/usr/local/include
> -I/local/package/krb5-1.12.1/include -D_SAMBA_BUILD_=4 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1
> -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED=1 ../test.c -c -o
> default/test_1.o
> yes
> 
> Checking for library k5crypto                     :
> 21:53:04 runner /usr/bin/gcc -MD -I/usr/local/include -D_SAMBA_BUILD_=4
> -DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1 -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED=1 ../test.c
> -c -o default/test_1.o
> 21:53:04 runner /usr/bin/gcc default/test_1.o -o
> /scratch01/gigo.d1/gigo.d/samba-4.1.7/bin/.conf_check_0/testbuild/default/testprog
> -fstack-protector -Wl,-no-undefined -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,-Bdynamic
> -lk5crypto
> not found
> 
> i find it peculiar that the gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h test used the
> proper -I flag, but the k5crypto test included NEITHER the
> proper -I flag nor the -L flag.  nor did it find -lk5crypto
> in the location indicated by /etc/ld.so.conf and ldconfig -p ...
> 
> your waf program set flags that broke the subsequent waf build
> process.
> 
> i think i ran into similar problems with it not finding openldap.
> 
> btw- i find it interesting/amusing that your waf program loved
> the /usr/local/include and /usr/local/lib directories even though
> they contain absolutely nothing...
> 
> begin soapbox diatribe:
>   i have run into waf in more than one package.  EVERY time, waf
>   screws up to the point where its package will NOT compile at all.
>   i wish you would go back to the traditional ./configure program
>   that works well countless times with countless packages.
> end soapbox mode.
> 
> please correct your dependency upon fixed locations
> (/usr/local/...) and restore the flexibility provided by
> --with-package-dir=/some/tree/package.
> 
> the frustrated
> frank smith
> 
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