Compiling and installing Proftpd 1.2.8

[Trooty]

I've been at installing Proftpd 1.2.8 from the source.

At the end compiling using MAKE i get an error. Which makes it inpossible to install it. Under here is some selected output from what i think that could be the problem.
I use Mandrake 8.2 with
kernel 2.4.16-8secure kernel,
cc version: 2.96
gcc version: 2.96

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpam
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [proftpd] Error 1

Anyone with experience with Mandrake 8.2 and Proftpd? Maybe Mandrake 8.2 is too old or is there someone that has it working with a similar configuration?

Thanks in advance.

 

[smah]

Mandrake 8.2 should come with an RPM for ProFTPd. Install it with urpmi from the console or from Mandrake Control Center if using the GUI.

 

[Trooty]

Thnx for the reply.

I know that Proftpd is also on the Mandrake 8.2 cd's. But since that is version 1.2.5rc2 i thougth i would try the newer one figuring that more bugs had been fixed and all.

I tried to install an rpm package from a repository with Proftpd 1.2.8. I got all kinds of dependency errors. Ofcourse i tried installing to all the right versions. And at last i had to install (according to dependencies) a new version of rpm. After I did that rpm didn't work at all.

I don't have a whole lot of experience with it but from what i've read compiling on your own system is better since your system is being inspected and the install is adjusted.

I don't know if you have experience with compiling and all. Maybe you can tell me what i can do about this error or shed some light on what is wrong?

 

[danielhozac]

It seems as if you are missing the PAM library. I'm not sure which RPM you would use to get it, it may be pam-devel or similar.

//Daniel

 

[Trooty]

Excuse me because it took so long to reply. I've switched to another ISP.

It was indeed pam-devel that was missing.
Thnx very much. It works great now.

Thnx for the people replying and good luck.