On Apr 14, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Jim Wright wrote: > On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Jim Wright wrote: > >> I'm setting up a new server completely from scratch on Snow Leopard, Mac OS >> X 10.6.3, trying to compile Postfix 2.7. During make, I get this: >> >> In file included from dns_lookup.c:152: >> dns.h:23:29: error: nameser8_compat.h: No such file or directory >> make: *** [dns_lookup.o] Error 1 >> make: *** [update] Error 1 >> >> >> I haven't seen this come up on the list yet, so I wanted to report this >> here. A google search found a suggested fix, in /src/util/sys_defs.h, the >> following line should be commented out: >> >> #define RESOLVE_H_NEEDS_NAMESER8_COMPAT_H >> >> With this line commented out, I'm able to get a good build. My question is, >> should I be worried about screwing something up having this line commented >> out? I'm sure it's there for a reason. (grin) > > I've dug a bit more into this one. Mac OS X 10.6 no longer has an include > file named nameser8_compat.h. The equivalent file seems to be > arpa/nameser_compat.h. Updating the dns.h file (line 23) to include this > file instead results in a good build. It may be another day or so before I'm > able to put this server online to test.
Just an FYI that this change does seem to be stable, I'm not noticing any errors running this build on Snow Leopard.
