Mailing List Archive: libspf2 1.2.5 Issues?

On a new RHEL 4 installation, I've run into a few issues with libspf2
1.2.5 while preparing Exim 4.50.

wget http://www.libspf2.org/spf/libspf2-1.2.5.tar.gz
tar -xzpf libspf2-1.2.5.tar.gz
cd libspf2-1.2.5
./configure
make
make check

The first sign of problems was an array of "make check" failures. See
attached if interested.

Next, the libspf2's "make install" doesn't copy "spf_dns_internal.h":

In file included from /usr/local/include/spf2/spf.h:27,
from spf.h:13,
from exim.h:400,
from exim_dbmbuild.c:33:
/usr/local/include/spf2/spf_server.h:23:30: spf_dns_internal.h: No
such file or directory

I installed it manually:

cp libspf2-1.2.5/src/include/spf_dns_internal.h
/usr/local/include/spf2/

A conflict between "spf_dns.h" and "arpa/nameser.h" still seems to
exist:

In file included from /usr/local/include/spf2/spf_server.h:22,
from /usr/local/include/spf2/spf.h:27,
from spf.h:13,
from exim.h:400,
from exim_dbmbuild.c:33:
/usr/local/include/spf2/spf_dns.h:82: error: conflicting types for
'ns_type'
/usr/include/arpa/nameser.h:302: error: previous declaration of
'ns_type' was here

I commented out the "ns_type" declaration in "spf_dns.h":

/* typedef int ns_type; */

However, Exim 4.50 still won't compile:

gcc -c -O -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
-I/usr/local/include/spf2 -I/usr/local/include -I. spf.c
spf.c:18: error: syntax error before "spfcid"
spf.c:18: warning: initialization makes integer from pointer without a
cast
spf.c:18: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
spf.c:19: error: syntax error before "spfdcid_resolv"
spf.c:19: warning: initialization makes integer from pointer without a
cast
spf.c:19: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
spf.c:20: error: syntax error before "spfdcid"
spf.c:20: warning: initialization makes integer from pointer without a
cast
spf.c:20: warning: data definition has no type or storage class

I've CC'd Tom Kistner, who authors "spf.c", for ideas on that one.

Thanks for any feedback!

Rich Sandberg
richs@whidbey.net

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Hi Andre,

I haven't received any responses yet from my April 27th message, either
from the list, or from the exiscan creator. I ended up compiling
without SPF support.

If you use SpamAssassin, you can try its SPF plugin, but it lacks
functionality of scans at the MTA level and adds more overhead.

Hopefully these kinks will be worked out,

Rich Sandberg
richs@whidbey.net
Whidbey Telecom Network Operations

On May 5, 2005, at 10:48 PM, Andre Nicholson wrote:

> Rich,
>
> Today I downloaded Exim 4.51 in hopes of using Domain Keys for the
> first time. After
> installing libspf2 1.2.5 and compiled (which was a pain BTW), Exim had
> errors in
> compiling just as you posted. I haven't seen *anything* mentioned
> about this on the Exim
> mailing list but before I post there I thought I'd follow up with you
> first to see if
> you've had any progress.
>
> There appears to be problems with libspf2, just as you posted. However
> I had an
> additional problem in that the configure script fails to identify
> ns_type, which leads
> to the problem you are having.
>
> The "typedef int ns_type;" which you tried commenting out does not fix
> the problem as
> it's part of a #define block. When the configure script incorrectly
> defined HAVE_NS_TYPE
> I think it then creates other problems, leading to this problem in
> spf_dns.h (line 69).
> On my system, the needed variables are defined in
> /usr/include/arpa/nameser.h.
> src/exim.h includes this header file and on my system I get errors as
> soon as spf_dns.h
> is loaded: HAVE_NS_TYPE is not seen as defined (line 69) and so
> ns_type is declared
> again (line 82).
>
> I've tried commenting out the block in spf_dns.h but it resulted in
> other spf-related
> errors in building.
>
> This is completely frustrating I think and I ended up wasting a few
> hours earlier today
> looking into this thing. I joined the spf-devel mailing list today
> just to keep up with
> this problem but I'd really appreciate if you find anything to let me
> know. I will try
> to do the same. Hopefully I'll get some time to try and find a
> solution tomorrow.
>
> Andre
>

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