[syslog-ng] Things to consider when selecting latest syslog-ng version to linux

Fri Sep 7 08:48:05 UTC 2018

Hi,
I'm facing one more issue while cross-compiling the syslog-ng-3.17.2.
Actually, syslog-ng is cross-compiled in one server and another server its
failing due to "*glib-compile-schemas" is not there in PATH. *Both servers
are using different kernel versions.
For syslog-ng, I downloaded the glib-2.26.1 version as syslog-ng-3.17.2 is
expecting this min version of glib.

My doubt is Why it's using the local glib* packages during cross-compile?
Even in config file mentioned glib-schemas and marshal has to be there in
PATH

Do we need these binaries in local PATH before using glib-2.26.1 for
syslog-ng ? Please let me know your comments/suggestions ?

*File: glib-2.26.1/configure.ac <http://configure.ac> *
===
dnl ******************************************************************
dnl *** If we are cross-compiling, look for glib-genmarshal and    ***
dnl *** glib-compile-schemas in PATH                               ***
dnl ******************************************************************

*AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, test $cross_compiling = yes)*

if test $cross_compiling = yes; then
  AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_GENMARSHAL, glib-genmarshal, no)
  if test x$GLIB_GENMARSHAL = xno; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a glib-genmarshal in your *PATH*)
  fi

  AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_COMPILE_SCHEMAS, glib-compile-schemas, no)
  if test x$GLIB_COMPILE_SCHEMAS = xno; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a glib-compile-schemas in your PATH)
  fi
fi

*LOGS for 2 servers:*
======

*Server #1*

*Server #2*

* uname -a*

Linux 1b23564ad2ef 4.15.0-33-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 15 16:00:05 UTC
2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

*uname -a*

Linux ossbldrh6-bsn-01 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jan 13
09:21:40 EST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

*Glib binaries*

[admin at 1b23564ad2ef XXXXX]$ *ls -l /usr/bin/glib-**

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 38496 Jun 19 15:42 /usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24664 Jun 19 15:42 /usr/bin/glib-genmarshal

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  5444 Jun 19 15:50 /usr/bin/glib-gettextize

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16910 Jun 19 15:50 /usr/bin/glib-mkenums

 *Glib binaries*

[nr023456 at ossbldrh6-bsn-01 syslog]$ *ls -l /usr/bin/glib-**

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 28312 Dec 21  2010 /usr/bin/glib-genmarshal

-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root  5444 Dec 21  2010 /usr/bin/glib-gettextize

-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 15725 Dec 21  2010 /usr/bin/glib-mkenums

*NOTE: glib-compile-schemas is not there in bin location*

*Glib compile logs(generated logs during cross compile)*

checking whether to use assembler code for atomic operations... checking
whether GCC supports build-in atomic intrinsics... yes

checking for futex(2) system call... yes

checking value of POLLIN... 1

checking value of POLLOUT... 4

checking value of POLLPRI... 2

checking value of POLLERR... 8

checking value of POLLHUP... 16

checking value of POLLNVAL... 32

checking for broken poll... no (cross compiling)

checking whether compiler understands -Wno-pointer-sign... yes

checking for EILSEQ... yes

checking for glib-genmarshal... /usr/bin/glib-genmarshal

checking for glib-compile-schemas... /usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas

checking for gtkdoc-check... no

checking for gtkdoc-rebase... no

checking for gtkdoc-mkpdf... no

checking whether to build gtk-doc documentation... no

checking whether to include dtrace tracing support... yes

*Glib compile logs(generated logs during cross compile)*

checking for monotonic clocks... yes