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I'm trying to use an old OpenBSD box as a centralized syslog box with rsyslogd; it's a stable firewall that I don't really want to perturb. Not too shockingly, there are some problems ... but the problems are a bit odd. I'm wondering if there's any hope of getting this to work?

moose 921 % ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc
checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes
checking build system type... i386-unknown-openbsd3.4
checking host system type... i386-unknown-openbsd3.4
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... match_pattern
/lib[^/]+(\.so\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+|\.so|_pic\.a)$
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... no
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checking dlfcn.h usability... no
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: dlfcn.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: dlfcn.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: dlfcn.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: dlfcn.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: dlfcn.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: dlfcn.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
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checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for g77... g77
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... yes
checking whether g77 accepts -g... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 196608
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... failed
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... no
checking if gcc static flag -static works... no
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... no
checking if we can lock with hard links... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... openbsd3.4 ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... openbsd3.4 ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
checking for g77 option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g77 PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g77 static flag -static works... no
checking if g77 supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g77 linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... openbsd3.4 ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking host system type... (cached) i386-unknown-openbsd3.4
checking for library containing clock_gettime... no
checking for library containing dlopen... no
checking for sys/types.h... (cached) no
checking for netinet/in.h... no
checking for arpa/nameser.h... no
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checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) no
checking for sys/wait.h that is POSIX.1 compatible... no
checking arpa/inet.h usability... no
checking arpa/inet.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedenc
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checking for arpa/inet.h... yes
checking libgen.h usability... no
checking libgen.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: libgen.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: libgen.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: libgen.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: libgen.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: libgen.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: libgen.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
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checking for libgen.h... yes
checking fcntl.h usability... no
checking fcntl.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: fcntl.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: fcntl.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: fcntl.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: fcntl.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: fcntl.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: fcntl.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
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checking for fcntl.h... yes
checking locale.h usability... no
checking locale.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: locale.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: locale.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: locale.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: locale.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: locale.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: locale.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
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configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for locale.h... yes
checking for netdb.h... (cached) no
checking for netinet/in.h... (cached) no
checking paths.h usability... no
checking paths.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: paths.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: paths.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: paths.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: paths.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: paths.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: paths.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for paths.h... yes
checking stddef.h usability... no
checking stddef.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: stddef.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: stddef.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: stddef.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: stddef.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: stddef.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: stddef.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
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configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for stddef.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... (cached) no
checking for string.h... (cached) no
checking sys/file.h usability... no
checking sys/file.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: sys/file.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: sys/file.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: sys/file.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: sys/file.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: sys/file.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: sys/file.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for sys/file.h... yes
checking sys/ioctl.h usability... no
checking sys/ioctl.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: sys/ioctl.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: sys/ioctl.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: sys/ioctl.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: sys/ioctl.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: sys/ioctl.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: sys/ioctl.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedenc
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checking for sys/ioctl.h... yes
checking sys/param.h usability... no
checking sys/param.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: sys/param.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: sys/param.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: sys/param.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: sys/param.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: sys/param.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: sys/param.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedenc
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checking for sys/param.h... yes
checking sys/socket.h usability... no
checking sys/socket.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: sys/socket.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: sys/socket.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: sys/socket.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: sys/socket.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: sys/socket.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: sys/socket.h: in the future, the compiler will take preceden
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configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
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checking for sys/socket.h... yes
checking sys/time.h usability... no
checking sys/time.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: sys/time.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: sys/time.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: sys/time.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: sys/time.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: sys/time.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: sys/time.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for sys/time.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... (cached) no
checking syslog.h usability... no
checking syslog.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: syslog.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: syslog.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: syslog.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: syslog.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: syslog.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: syslog.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for syslog.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... (cached) no
checking utmp.h usability... no
checking utmp.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: utmp.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: utmp.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: utmp.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: utmp.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: utmp.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: utmp.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
checking for utmp.h... yes
checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... no
checking for inline... no
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checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... no
checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h... sys/time.h
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checking sys/select.h usability... no
checking sys/select.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: sys/select.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: sys/select.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: sys/select.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: sys/select.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: sys/select.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: sys/select.h: in the future, the compiler will take preceden
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configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
configure: WARNING: ## Report this to rsyslog@lists.adiscon.com ##
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checking for sys/select.h... yes
checking for sys/socket.h... (cached) yes
checking types of arguments for select... int,int *,struct timeval *
checking return type of signal handlers... void
checking whether lstat dereferences a symlink specified with a trailing slash...
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checking whether the compiler provides atomic builtins... no
checking zlib.h usability... no
checking zlib.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: zlib.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: zlib.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: zlib.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: zlib.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: zlib.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: zlib.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
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checking pthread.h usability... no
checking pthread.h presence... yes
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: present but cannot be compiled
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: see the Autoconf documentation
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
configure: WARNING: pthread.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
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checking for pthread.h... yes
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... no
configure: error: pthread is missing
See `config.log' for more details.

• Custom written rsyslog.conf?
• Maintenance Contract?
• Installation support?