Upfgrade problems ans Shared Libraries

I'm running the exim-mysql package on FreeBSD 4.7 and using the deprecated exiscan patch for virus scanning.

I am now trying to upgrade my exim installation from exim-mysql-4.20_1 to the latest exim-mysql-4.21_1, so as to use the new exiscan-acl patch and make use of the new exim 4.21 features.

I am using the command "portupgrade -v exim-mysql" to perform the upgrade but get the following error:

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/usr/local/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so: undefined reference to `uncompress'
/usr/local/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so: undefined reference to `compress'
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/mail/exim-mysql/work/exim-4.21/build-FreeBSD-i386.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/mail/exim-mysql/work/exim-4.21.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/mail/exim-mysql.
** Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/bin/script -qa /tmp/portupgrade15850.0 mak
e
** Fix the problem and try again.
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Following further research it seems that libmysqlclient needs the functions provided by -lz but I don't know how to
get that flag into the make file.

So I tried reinstalling mysql323-client and noticed the following warning:

*** Warning: This library needs some functionality provided by -lz.
*** I have the capability to make that library automatically link in when
*** you link to this library. But I can only do this if you have a
*** shared version of the library, which you do not appear to have.

*** Warning: This library needs some functionality provided by -lcrypt.
*** I have the capability to make that library automatically link in when
*** you link to this library. But I can only do this if you have a
*** shared version of the library, which you do not appear to have.

*** Warning: This library needs some functionality provided by -lm.
*** I have the capability to make that library automatically link in when
*** you link to this library. But I can only do this if you have a
*** shared version of the library, which you do not appear to have.
*** The inter-library dependencies that have been dropped here will be
*** automatically added whenever a program is linked with this library
*** or is declared to -dlopen it.

So if I had the shared versions of the libraries would that overcome my exim-mysql upgrade problems?

If so how or where do I get the shared library versions?

TIA
Graeme

You posted this on freebsd-questions didn't you?

I started to research this problem as I was upgrading a server with exim-mysql anyway - however I didn't have any problems with the upgrade. Have you tried removing the mysql-client port and reinstalling it?

Thanks for your reply. Yes I have looked for help elsewhere, including freebsd-questions. I'm getting near the end of my tether with this one and not sure where to go next. I'm very tempted just to give up on FreeBSD and try Debian.

I have tried reinstalling libtool from the ports as I believe libtool has something to do with shared libraries. It installs OK but I get this warning during the install process
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*** Warning: the command libtool uses to detect shared libraries,
*** /usr/bin/file, produces output that libtool cannot recognize.
*** The result is that libtool may fail to recognize shared libraries
*** as such. This will affect the creation of libtool libraries that
*** depend on shared libraries, but programs linked with such libtool
*** libraries will work regardless of this problem. Nevertheless, you
*** may want to report the problem to your system manager and/or to
*** URL
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Now this may or may not be the root of my problem, but if it is what is the solution? I'm completely at a loss!

You say you had no problems with your upgrade. What FreeBSD version are you running and what libtool version is installed?

>>What FreeBSD version are you running and what libtool version is installed?
I'm running 4.8-STABLE but libtool isn't required for mysql-client or exim and there are no other dependencies those ports rely on, so I don't know why you have these error messages.

Concentrate on installing mysql-client cleanly first, remove it completely and clean the working directory:

cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql323-client
make deinstall clean

then start over:
make install

Once you know mysql-client is installed cleanly Exim with mysql support should be trivial.

Thanks munkFish, that seems to have worked like a dream!
The only difference I can see from what I was doing is in the *clean* process before installing. Now all I need to do is to work out how to use exiscan-acl in place of exiscan!
Thanks again for your help - really appreciated.