man-db-2.5.5 and 2.5.6 configure error - no supported database

[kevin barlow]

i have been using LFS 6.1 since it came out. i started using 6.5 and JHALFS but it built an unstable system so i decided to do it manually.

i've gotten upto man-db and ran into an error i can't figure out so i'm dumping the configure log here. I'm hoping it's a user error, but i can't see it...

Can someone take a look at the config log below and shed some light? Both 2.5.5 and 2.5.6 give me the same error. This configure log is from 2.5.6.

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu configure: Man will not be installed setuid checking for style of include used by make... 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[Matthew Burgess]

This is more suitable for lfs-support mailing list, rather than the bug tracker. However, the hint you need is probably at:

checking gdbm.h usability... no checking gdbm.h presence... no checking for gdbm.h... no

You should have installed GDBM several packages prior to this. Once that's done, you should have no issues with Man-DB.

Regards,

Matt.