After emerging mod_php 5.0.3-r1 on PPC, phpmyadmin complains about lack of the PHP multilib extension. After inspecting the output of phpinfo() and the compilation output, multilib is explicitly disabled, but I can't figure out the USE flag that's doing it. I compiled PHp with the following flags: (-adabas) +apache2 -bcmath +berkdb (-birdstep) +bzlib -calendar -cdb -cpdflib -crypt -ctype -curl -curlwrappers -db2 +dba -dbase -dbm -dbmaker -dbx -debug -dio -empress -empress-bcs -esoob +exif +fam (-fdftk) -filepro -flatfile -frontbase +ftp +gd -gd-external +gdbm -gmp -hyperwave-api -iconv +imap -informix -ingres -inifile -interbase -iodbc +jpeg -kerberos +ldap -libedit -mcve -memlimit -mhash -mime -ming -mnogosearch -msession -msql -mssql +mysql -mysqli +ncurses -nis -nls -oci8 -odbc -oracle7 -ovrimos -pcntl -pcre -pfpro +png -posix -postgres -qdbm +readline -recode -sapdb -sasl +session -sharedext -sharedmem +simplexml -snmp -soap +sockets -solid -spell -spl +sqlite +ssl -sybase -sybase-ct -sysvipc -tidy +tiff -tokenizer +truetype -wddx +xml2 -xmlrpc -xpm -xsl +zlib Seems like the cjk flag (not present, AFAIK) would be the logical choice, referencing Bug 6747 at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6747 There are so many USE flags and compilation options for PHP, it seems like either a USE flag for each "--enable/disable" or "--with-<something>" option is needed. Would a .conf file detailing modules be appropriate,
After emerging mod_php 5.0.3-r1 on PPC, phpmyadmin complains about lack of the PHP multilib extension. After inspecting the output of phpinfo() and the compilation output, multilib is explicitly disabled, but I can't figure out the USE flag that's doing it. I compiled PHp with the following flags: (-adabas) +apache2 -bcmath +berkdb (-birdstep) +bzlib -calendar -cdb -cpdflib -crypt -ctype -curl -curlwrappers -db2 +dba -dbase -dbm -dbmaker -dbx -debug -dio -empress -empress-bcs -esoob +exif +fam (-fdftk) -filepro -flatfile -frontbase +ftp +gd -gd-external +gdbm -gmp -hyperwave-api -iconv +imap -informix -ingres -inifile -interbase -iodbc +jpeg -kerberos +ldap -libedit -mcve -memlimit -mhash -mime -ming -mnogosearch -msession -msql -mssql +mysql -mysqli +ncurses -nis -nls -oci8 -odbc -oracle7 -ovrimos -pcntl -pcre -pfpro +png -posix -postgres -qdbm +readline -recode -sapdb -sasl +session -sharedext -sharedmem +simplexml -snmp -soap +sockets -solid -spell -spl +sqlite +ssl -sybase -sybase-ct -sysvipc -tidy +tiff -tokenizer +truetype -wddx +xml2 -xmlrpc -xpm -xsl +zlib Seems like the cjk flag (not present, AFAIK) would be the logical choice, referencing Bug 6747 at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6747 There are so many USE flags and compilation options for PHP, it seems like either a USE flag for each "--enable/disable" or "--with-<something>" option is needed. Would a .conf file detailing modules be appropriate, à la the apache2 ebuilds be appropriate? Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Emerge PHP 5.0.3-r1 with any set of USE flags 2. Check emerge output for explicit mention of multilib 3. Check phpinfo() output for same Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/ppc/2005.0, gcc-3.4.1, glibc-2.3.4.20041102-r0, 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 ppc) =============================================================== == System uname: 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 ppc 7455, altivec supported Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.4-r1 [2.3.4 (#1, Feb 18 2005, 23:00:41)] ccache version 2.2 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4-r1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.5, 1.4_p6, 1.6.3, 1.9.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.90.0.3-r3 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.10-r4 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="ppc" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -mcpu=7450 -maltivec -mabi=altivec" CHOST="powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /var/ qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -mcpu=7450 -maltivec -mabi=altivec" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox sfperms" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/pub/linux/gentoo http://mirror.datapipe.net/gentoo ftp:// mirrors.tds.net/gentoo http://gentoo.gg3.net/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X aac acl aim alsa altivec bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts bzlib cups dvd dvdr emboss encode esd fam flac fortran gdbm gif gnome gtk gtk2 imlib ipv6 jabber java jpeg ldap lzw-tiff mad mp3 mysql ncurses nptl oggvorbis opengl pam perl pic png ppc python qt readline samba slang sqlite ssl tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode xml xml2 xmms xprint xv zlib" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY NOTE - /etc/portage/package.* modifiers were used, so these USE flags aren't representative - check my posted list.
there is no php extension called multilib. if you meant mbstring, then USE=nls !