How to compile 2.1.3 under Cygwin

[Alan DeKok]

Joachim Altenhein wrote:
> i'm trying to compile Freeradius 2.1.3 under Cygwin.

  I haven't tried to do that in years...

> I used './configure --without-rlm_perl' and './configure --without-rlm_perl --without-snmp --enable-static' which compile successfully.
> 
> I'm using a fresh cygwin installation and 'make install' works great.
> 
> But when i start 'radiusd -X' i always get:
> 
> ...
>  realm LOCAL {
>  }
> radiusd: #### Instantiating modules ####
>  instantiate {
> /usr/local/etc/raddb/modules/exec[24]: Failed to link to module 'rlm_exec': No such file or directory
> Errors initializing modules
> 
> I do have the files rlm_exec-2.1.3.la, rlm_exec.a and rlm_exec.la in /usr/local/lib. Note, that the problem is not specific to rlm_exec. Same is true e.g. for rlm_expr and i think my installation is not able to load any rlm_*file.
> 
> Shouldn't be there some typ of .dll/.so?

  Yes.  But I don't use cygwin, so I can't really say more.

> Could anybody please tell my who to make freeradius for windows/cygwin.

  A native port to Windows would be better.

  Alan DeKok.