I didn’t clearly provide the linkage to the previous message I referred to: problem isn't related to pike directly, but rather to the way that pkgsrc works. Pkgsrc generates tool wrappers that ensure that only headers/libraries/tools that are specified in the package definition are available to the build tools. This mechanism causes problems with the configure scripts finding the dependencies needed to compile the module. This has impacted the Java module repeatedly over the years and if no one is using it in general, it doesn’t make sense for me to spend additional hours getting it to work. It does compile just fine on its own outside the confines of the pkgsrc build environment.
Bill
On Jul 1, 2026, at 11:14 PM, Martin Bähr mbaehr+pike@realss.com wrote:
Excerpts from H. William Welliver's message of 2026-07-01 22:26:37 -0400:
I’m wondering if there are folks that commonly use this module and thus it is something I should try to sort out, or if I should just tell anyone who asks to “compile it yourself”. I can confirm that a “pike -x module” in the Java module directory builds just fine if JAVA_HOME is set, so the problem is mostly about being able to provide a binary package of the Java support. Happy to hear feedback on the subject either way.
i am using (or building, if i have to) binary packages of pike with java support for my client so i'd appreciate it that worked. but i also don't remember any problems building the binary installer with java from pike 8.0.1956 git source so i am wondering why you are running into a problem. is it architecture specific? i am using amazonlinux-2023
greetings, martin.
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