.configure parameter --with-mail not accepted

[averlon]

Hi,

Nagios 4.0.2

can anyone confirm the parameter "--with-mail=" ist not accepted with ./configure ?

[sreinhardt]

I just tested on my trunk version of 4.0.2 and it works perfectly fine for me. I verified with /bin/nologin, and it seemed to accept it fine. Why do you feel it is failing?

[averlon]

thats the reason why

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./configure -–with-mail=/usr/bin/sendmail
configure: error: unrecognized option: -–with-mail=/usr/bin/sendmail
Try `./configure --help' for more information.

[sreinhardt]

strange... Let's check what config options you presently have. You might also try quoting the file and path to sendmail, but normally that isn't needed.

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./configure --help | grep '/-/-with/-'

[averlon]

Hi.

your grep did not bring any output.

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./configure --help
`configure' configures this package to adapt to many kinds of systems.

Usage: ./configure [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...

To assign environment variables (e.g., CC, CFLAGS...), specify them as
VAR=VALUE.  See below for descriptions of some of the useful variables.

Defaults for the options are specified in brackets.

Configuration:
  -h, --help              display this help and exit
      --help=short        display options specific to this package
      --help=recursive    display the short help of all the included packages
  -V, --version           display version information and exit
  -q, --quiet, --silent   do not print `checking...' messages
      --cache-file=FILE   cache test results in FILE [disabled]
  -C, --config-cache      alias for `--cache-file=config.cache'
  -n, --no-create         do not create output files
      --srcdir=DIR        find the sources in DIR [configure dir or `..']

Installation directories:
  --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
                          [/usr/local/nagios]
  --exec-prefix=EPREFIX   install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
                          [PREFIX]

By default, `make install' will install all the files in
`/usr/local/nagios/bin', `/usr/local/nagios/lib' etc.  You can specify
an installation prefix other than `/usr/local/nagios' using `--prefix',
for instance `--prefix=$HOME'.

For better control, use the options below.

Fine tuning of the installation directories:
  --bindir=DIR            user executables [EPREFIX/bin]
  --sbindir=DIR           system admin executables [EPREFIX/sbin]
  --libexecdir=DIR        program executables [EPREFIX/libexec]
  --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
  --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
  --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
  --libdir=DIR            object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
  --includedir=DIR        C header files [PREFIX/include]
  --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
  --datarootdir=DIR       read-only arch.-independent data root [PREFIX/share]
  --datadir=DIR           read-only architecture-independent data [DATAROOTDIR]
  --infodir=DIR           info documentation [DATAROOTDIR/info]
  --localedir=DIR         locale-dependent data [DATAROOTDIR/locale]
  --mandir=DIR            man documentation [DATAROOTDIR/man]
  --docdir=DIR            documentation root [DATAROOTDIR/doc/PACKAGE]
  --htmldir=DIR           html documentation [DOCDIR]
  --dvidir=DIR            dvi documentation [DOCDIR]
  --pdfdir=DIR            pdf documentation [DOCDIR]
  --psdir=DIR             ps documentation [DOCDIR]

System types:
  --build=BUILD     configure for building on BUILD [guessed]
  --host=HOST       cross-compile to build programs to run on HOST [BUILD]

Optional Features:
  --disable-option-checking  ignore unrecognized --enable/--with options
  --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
  --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
  --disable-statusmap     disables compilation of statusmap CGI
  --disable-statuswrl     disables compilation of statuswrl (VRML) CGI
  --enable-nanosleep      enables use of nanosleep (instead of sleep) in event
                          timing
  --enable-event-broker   enables integration of event broker routines
  --enable-cygwin         enables building under the CYGWIN environment
  --enable-libtap         Enable built-in libtap for unit-testing (default:
                          no).

Optional Packages:
  --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
  --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
  --with-nagios-user=<user>
                          sets user name to run nagios
  --with-nagios-group=<grp>
                          sets group name to run nagios
  --with-command-user=<user>
                          sets user name for command access
  --with-command-group=<grp>
                          sets group name for command access
  --with-mail=<path_to_mail>
                          sets path to equivalent program to mail
  --with-httpd-conf=<path_to_conf>
                          sets path to Apache conf.d directory
  --with-checkresult-dir=<path>
                          sets path to check results spool directory
  --with-temp-dir=<path>  sets path to temp directory
  --with-init-dir=<path>  sets directory to place init script into
  --with-lockfile=<path>  sets path and file name for lock file
  --with-iobroker=<method>
                          specify the method to use with iobroker: epoll,
                          poll, or select
  --with-gd-lib=DIR       sets location of the gd library
  --with-gd-inc=DIR       sets location of the gd include files
  --with-cgiurl=<local-url>
                          sets URL for cgi programs (do not use a trailing
                          slash)
  --with-htmurl=<local-url>
                          sets URL for public html

Some influential environment variables:
  CC          C compiler command
  CFLAGS      C compiler flags
  LDFLAGS     linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a
              nonstandard directory <lib dir>
  LIBS        libraries to pass to the linker, e.g. -l<library>
  CPPFLAGS    C/C++/Objective C preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if
              you have headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
  CPP         C preprocessor

Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.

[abrist]

thats the reason why

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./configure -–with-mail=/usr/bin/sendmail
configure: error: unrecognized option: -–with-mail=/usr/bin/sendmail
Try `./configure --help' for more information.

I copy and pasted the configure line and your hyphens are not the same. Was this copied from an email or from a word doc? Rerun the configure, but type in the hyphens by hand:

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./configure --with-mail=/usr/bin/sendmail

[averlon]

Hi,
I can't believe it.

The whole configure is a longer string with several "--" but this one was somehow corupt.

I usually copy/paste between editor and shell - but never seen such a behaviour.

Thanks for help.

[abrist]

No problem. We are no strangers to oddities. Glad we could help. Enjoy the week!