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[[Category:Tips]]
==Errors When Compiling From Source==

''(from a Slackware 11 perspective)''

'''Problem:''' Make dies complaining about a missing db.h file and/or <code>dbx-devel</code>.

'''Solution:'''
::1) Make sure you have the db4 library (found on the Slackware install CD).
::2) If you have the db library installed, Postfix's makefile is dumb so,
:::: <code>ln -s /usr/include/db42/db.h /usr/include</code>
:::This makes a link to the <code>db.h</code> file from where the postfix makefile is looking for it.

'''Problem:''' Make dies complaining about <code>ld: cannot find -ldb</code>.

'''Solution:'''
::The <code>libdb.so</code> file cannot be found. Make a link pointing to <code>/lib/libdb-4.2.20</code> from <code>/lib/libdb.so</code> file:
:::<code>ln -s /lib/libdb-4.2.20 /lib/libdb.so</code>

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