[MESOS-3501] configure cannot find libevent headers in CentOS 6

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.25.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.26.0
• Labels: build configure libevent mesosphere

Environment

CentOS 6.6, 6.7

• Story Points: 2
• Assignee: Greg Mann
• Reporter: Greg Mann
• Shepherd: Joris Van Remoortere
• Created: 23/Sep/15 17:57
• Updated: 26/Nov/18 12:21
• Resolved: 26/Nov/18 12:21

Description

If libevent is installed via sudo yum install libevent-headers, running ../configure --enable-libevent will fail to discover the libevent headers:

checking event2/event.h usability... no
checking event2/event.h presence... no
checking for event2/event.h... no
configure: error: cannot find libevent headers
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libevent is required for libprocess to build.
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