Build Berkeley-db on MinGW error

Question

Hi:
I am trying to build the Berkeley-db on the MinGW platform.
I used the command list below to build it:
../dist/configure --enable-mingw
make
But when creating the library file, the error comes:
Creating library file: .libs/libdb-4.5.dll.a
.libs/os_errno.o(.text+0x286):os_errno.c: undefined reference to
`WSAGetLastError@0'
.libs/os_errno.o(.text+0x2ae):os_errno.c: undefined reference to
`WSASetLastError@4'
make: *** [libdb-4.5.la] Error 1
I am trying to fix this error according to the solution found on the
web by exporting LIBS environment variable as -WS2_32.lib. But after I
did it, the error will occur when doing the configure. The error is:
checking for cc... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C
compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
Do you have any idea about this problem?
The version of db is 4.5.20;
MinGW version is 3.1.0-1
MSYS version is 1.0.10
Thanks in advance.
Min

Answer 1

Hi Min,
The fix that you found for "WSAGetLastError" involved adding WS2_32.lib to your LIBS environment variable before running "configure". So the LIBS environment variable should be something like this: LIBS="-lposix -lpthread -WS2_32.lib". Also, the --enable-mingw must be specified on configuration.
If the error persists, then do not add the WS2_32.lib library to your LIBS variable.
Following the normal procedure for building under UNIX/POSIX Systems, http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/ref/build_unix/intro.html ,
the libraries should build correctly without any more problems.
Regards,
Andrei