Building php with defaults

[pwpeterson]

I have a couple of general questions about building PHP during the config process. The questions are in regards to the --with options available.

Question 1: What happens if I don't provide a directory for a given option, eg --with-mysql vs -with-mysql=/usr/local OR --with-freetype-dir vs --with-freetype-dir=/usr/include ?

Question 2: Is there two ways of setting an option? That is is --with-png the same as --with-png-dir? Are they interchangeable?

pwp

 

[sleipnir214]

With MySQL, if no directory is specified, the bundled MySQL libraries will be used. With freetype, I don't know -- most likely the configure script will attempt to find it, or the compilation step will use the ld sytem will attempt to find it.

The difference between two configuration options such as --with-png and --with-png-dir probably exists because of the evolving nature of PHP. Some of those options may be lefovers from earlier versions. In any regard, the PHP online manual states that issuing "./configure --help" will give you a "full, up-to-date list of configuration options" Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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