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Configuration

To configure Gold, run the "configure" script provided with the distribution.

To see the list of options:
  • -h, —help display the list of options

  • Use prefix to tell it where Gold should be installed (defaults to /opt/gold)
    —prefix=PREFIX install architecture-independent files in PREFIX

  • Use with-db to specify the database you intend to use with Gold. Currently only PostgreSQL (Pg), MySQL (mysql), and SQLite (SQLite) have been tested for use with Gold. Postgres and MySQL are external databases which runs in a distinct (possibly remote) process and communicates over sockets while SQLite is an embedded database bundled with Gold with SQL queries being performed within the goldd process itself through library calls. Initial testing has shown SQLite to be at least as fast as PostgreSQL for small installations. The default is to use PostgreSQL.
    —with-db=DATABASE database to be used { Pg, mysql, SQLite } [Pg]

  • Use without-readline if you do not want to use the gnu readline library
    —without-readline Don't use readline in interactive control program

  • Use with-user to specify the userid that Gold will run under (defaults to the user running the configure command).
    —with-user=USER user id under which the Gold server will run

  • Use with-log-dir to specify the directory to which logs will be written
    (defaults to PREFIX/log).
    —with-log-dir=PATH directory for log files [PREFIX/log]

  • Use with-perl-libs to indicate whether you want to install the required perl modules in a local Gold directory (PREFIX/lib) or in the default system site-perl directory (triggered by running make deps).
    —with-perl-libs=local|site install policy for prerequisite perl libs [local]

  • Use with-gold-libs to indicate whether you want to install the Gold modules in a local Gold directory (PREFIX/lib) or in the default system site-perl directory (defaults to local).
    —with-gold-libs=local|site install policy for Gold perl libs [local]

  • If you will intend to use the Gold web GUI, use with-cgi-bin to specify the directory where you want the Gold CGI files to reside (defaults to /var/www/cgi-bin/gold).
    —with-cgi-bin=DIR directory to install cgi-bin files if using web GUI [/var/www/cgi-bin/gold]

The PERL environment variable helps the install process find the desired (5.6) perl interpreter if it is not in your path or not found first in a path search.

PERL full pathname of the Perl interpreter

Some other influential environment variables are:
CC C compiler command
CFLAGS C compiler flags
LDFLAGS linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a
nonstandard directory <lib dir>
CPPFLAGS C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if you have
headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>

Example 1:

[scottmo]$ cd gold-2.2.0

[scottmo]$ ./configure
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