Leopard apache2 fails with "ld: library not found for -ldb-4.5" (db45 problem)

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The apache2 port fails on Leopard with this error:

/opt/local/share/apr-1/build/libtool --silent --mode=link /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -I/opt/local/include  -O2   -L/opt/local/lib/db44  -L/opt/local/lib -o htpasswd  htpasswd.lo   -L/opt/local/lib -lpcre /opt/local/lib/libaprutil-1.la -ldb-4.5 -lsqlite3 -lexpat -liconv /opt/local/lib/libapr-1.la -lpthread
ld: library not found for -ldb-4.5
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [htpasswd] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

I was able to find the required libraries and fix the problem like this:

cd /opt/local/lib
sudo ln -s db45/libdb* .

which links the library files from local/db45/lib into local/lib, where apache2 expects to find them.

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The error code and the workaround

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Assigning to maintainer. I don't understand why apache would be trying to link to db45, as it depends on db46 via apr-util.

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Milestone Port Bugs deleted

[jeremy.g.ross@…]

I'm encountering this issue after upgrading to Snow Leopard, reinstalling MacPorts, then doing a "port upgrade outdated".

Is this port still supported?

The workaround mentioned above doesn't work for me since I don't have db45 and the db45 port doesn't seem to exist anymore.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

James Cox (imajes) retires as MacPorts maintainer (see macports-mgr archives)

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

I can't reproduce this.