Installing BIRD

[Ondrej Filip]

On 30.7.2009 16:50, David Simmons wrote:
> Hi Guys,

Hi!

>
> Recommended to BIRD by Andy @ LONAP and various peeps @ LINX.
>
> Am trying to install 1.1.0 from src and get:
>
> [root at core2 bird-1.1.0]# make
> make -C obj all
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj'
> make depend
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj'
> set -e ; for a in lib conf ; do make -C $a depend ; done
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj/lib'
> make[3]: `depend' is up to date.
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj/lib'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj/conf'
> bison -bcf-parse -dv -pcf_  cf-parse.y
> cf-parse.y:677.4-12: symbol PASSWORDS is used, but is not defined as a token
> and has no rules
> cf-parse.y:1615.9-17: symbol BROADCAST is used, but is not defined as a token
> and has no rules
> make[3]: *** [cf-parse.tab.c] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj/conf'
> make[2]: *** [depend] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj'
> make[1]: *** [.dep-stamp] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/SOURCES/bird-1.1.0/obj'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>

Fixed - it is in GIT tree now. However adding RIP protocol should fix 
the problem.

> Have tried adding redhat repo and using yum but get:
>
> [root at core2 bird-1.1.0]# yum install bird
> Setting up Install Process
> Package bird is obsoleted by quagga, trying to install
> quagga-0.99.11-2.fc11.x86_64 instead

Hmm, that is a problem of Redhat guys. I discussed this issue with 
them and they promised to fix this. I will send them another letter. :-(

>
> I don't mind installing from source, but I have searched and searched but
> can't find an answer to the above error.
>
> I have all required packages installed (On a recent UNIX system with GNU
> development tools (GCC, binutils, m4, make) and Perl, installing BIRD should
> be as easy as: ) but no avail.
>
> System is running Fedora Core 11 64-Bit.
>
> Oh and I tried subscribing to the users lists but got no response from
> majordomo :(

Can you send the email again and add me into Cc?

			Ondrej


>
> Kindest Regards,
>
> Dave
>
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