php: fork() not supported. USE="-java -qt" no go

[rizzo]

I'm getting the oft-reported error when trying to upgrade to php-core-4.3.4-r2 from 4.3.4. I also get the same error trying to install php (right now I only have mod_php installed, not full php).

The error:

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checking whether to enable pcntl support... yes
checking for fork... no
configure: error: pcntl: fork() not supported by this platform

!!! ERROR: dev-php/php-core-4.3.4-r2 failed.
!!! Function econf, Line 339, Exitcode 1
!!! econf failed

This error has been reported on this forum many times and often the solution was to remove java and qt support through USE="-java -qt". I've tried this and still get the problem.

Is anyone getting this anymore? The last post I saw was from June 2003.

[rizzo]

Getting this for mod_php and php now as well.

[igoldtho]

I'm getting a different error but still failing:

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/var/tmp/portage/php-4.3.4-r2/work/php-4.3.4/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c:3628: warning: passing arg 2 of `zend_register_resource' makes pointer from integer without a cast
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:520: Error: symbol `rc' is already defined
{standard input}:526: Error: symbol `rc' is already defined
{standard input}:532: Error: symbol `rc' is already defined
make: *** [ext/odbc/php_odbc.lo] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
 
!!! ERROR: dev-php/php-4.3.4-r2 failed.
!!! Function php-sapi_src_compile, Line 450, Exitcode 2
!!! compile problem

Will be grateful for any assistance

[drjimmy42]

I hate it when people just post a "me too" but I really have no idea what is going on here and I am getting the

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configure: error: pcntl: fork() not supported by this platform 

message. Any ideas?

John

[rizzo]

I hate it when people just post a "me too" but I really have no idea what is going on here and I am getting the

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configure: error: pcntl: fork() not supported by this platform 

message. Any ideas?

John

My error was actually in my Oracle setup. AFAIK it is set up fine, but php doesn't like something, so I just say USE="-oci8" for php related ebuilds.

[lisnalinchy]

Having the same problem. I have tried the -qt and -java, tried recompiling every library associated with php and have recompiled everything php from using an empty tree, tried uninstalling blackdown-jdk, tried using the sun-jdk instead, but still have not managed to get past this issue.

Does anyone know anything more about the error itself? pcntl is process control isn't it? Is that an option of compulsory in php? Are there any other libraries that I dont know about that may cause this problem that I can have a go at?

Cheers

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Well I decided that I couldnt be doing with this continual messing around trying to get things to work so I took the most drastic option - total system blitz and rebuilt from scratch. Now it works!

[JohnnyD]

Hi,

had the same problem... but solved it

Solution: it turned out that my unixODBC had gone bad; reason: I did something stupid with my /usr dir, so I had to restore it from backup. Because of that, my /var/tmp/portage and/or portage database (?) was out of sync. What I did was systematically refresh all packages, installed on my system *after* the date from the backup, starting with packages php might use. And Hey Presto: It turned out that the trouble came from a missing unixODBC.

Is there a way to clean up a faulty portage database? It would have helped me

Furthermore: It looks to me as if the php compile process gives a bit of a weird message, talking about a "fork" problem. It seems that this message is a clear indication that *some* of the packages needed by php are in a bad state... Happy Hunting!