goaccess: Freebsd 11.2 - Missing development files for libmaxminddb library

Hello,

I installed freebsd 11.2 and i am trying to compile goaccess 1.3. My configure command is:

sudo ./configure --enable-geoip=mmdb

However i am getting this error:

checking for MMDB_open in -lmaxminddb... no
configure: error: 
    *** Missing development files for libmaxminddb library.

The pkg info for this library is:

$ sudo pkg install libmaxminddb
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I have successfully installed by following this guide

Build from GitHub (Development)

$ git clone https://github.com/allinurl/goaccess.git
$ cd goaccess
$ sudo apt install autoconf autopoint
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maxmind/ppa
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install libmaxminddb0 libmaxminddb-dev mmdb-bin
$ sudo apt install libncursesw5-dev
$ autoreconf -fiv
$ ./configure --enable-utf8 --enable-geoip=mmdb
$ make

suhailvs on Sep 19, 2021

For Ubuntu there is no need for additional PPA, just:

apt install libmaxminddb-dev

alexacron on Sep 28, 2021

Please try:

setenv LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/lib

allinurl on Jun 11, 2019

Was trying to compile on FreeBSD 11.2, needed support for Tokyo Cabinet, and had the same issues as @andygr. Hope this helps someone

pkg install tcb gettext libmaxminddb automake
git clone https://github.com/allinurl/goaccess.git
cd goaccess
autoreconf -fiv
./configure \
    --enable-utf8 \
    --enable-geoip=mmdb \
    --enable-tcb=btree \
    CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" \
    LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib"
make
make install

afreeorange on Aug 10, 2019

@allinurl Finally worked for me with FreeBSD 11.2

Install dependencies: sudo pkg install autoconf libtool automake gettext

Update all ports https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-update-ports-in-freebsd/ sudo portsnap fetch sudo portsnap extract sudo portsnap fetch update
remove all existing goaccess sudo pkg remove goaccess
install goaccess via ports cd /usr/ports/sysutils/goaccess/ && make install clean
download mmdb from maxmind DB
copy mmdb into a folder and edit the config. In the config write the path for the DB

andygr on Aug 10, 2019

@andygr Have you reached out to the port maintainer about this? I see a patch for maxminddb.h listed.

Haven’t tried this myself but the port maintainer may have this solved.

https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/goaccess

@allinurl Would any of those patches be beneficial to merge into the project to make packaging and usage easier? May not be applicable as they may be FreeBSD specific, so just curious. I am not associated with the port either for clarity.

ghost on Jul 15, 2019

I found this:

https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/FAQ.html#integrating_undefined

There is a section for: I get a linker error “undefined reference to libintl_gettext” and they explain about this error

andygr on Jun 23, 2019

It looks like there may already be a port/package for this. Is this something you can use instead of building it yourself? If not the Makefile there may point you in the right direction.

https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/goaccess/

Edit - Too slow @allinurl beat me to it. The Makefile looks like it just uses a variable for the path for LDFLAGS but there may be a second variable that needs set.

ghost on Jun 11, 2019