[Dovecot] rc15 'configure' fails at "unexpected token `SSL,'"

[Chris Wakelin]

snowcrash+dovecot wrote:
> i'm building dovecot-1.0.rc15 on osx.
> 
> when i,
> 
> ./configure --with-ssl=openssl --with-ssldir=/etc/ssl_certs
> --disable-static --enable-shared --disable-maintainer-mode
> --disable-ipv6 --with-mysql --with-sql-drivers=mysql --with-deliver
> --with-pop3d --with-storages=maildir,mbox --disable-debug
> 
> it fails at,
>     ...
>     checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
>     appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
>     ./configure: line 20184: AM_ICONV: command not found
>     checking for strings.h... (cached) yes
>     checking for stdint.h... (cached) yes
>     ...
>     checking whether va_lists can be copied by value... yes
>     ./configure: line 26434: syntax error near unexpected token `SSL,'
>     ./configure: line 26434: `    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SSL, openssl)'
> 
> i've checked the cvs co of the 1.0-branch, and the same problem exists.
> 
> any help?
> 
> thanks.

You're missing pkgconfig, I think. See
http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/wiki/

Best Wishes,
Chris

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