Homebrew-core: httpd-2.4.34 failed to build on 10.13.6 due to missing suexec

[gmerrall]

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Attempting to install httpd-2.4.34. Note this is related to #30069 which has been fixed but may be reoccurred due to my configuration. I have run through the troubleshooting process on the brew website.

Install logs attached in httpd.zip

 brew install httpd
==> Downloading https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=httpd/httpd-2.4.34.tar.bz2
==> Best Mirror http://www-eu.apache.org/dist/httpd/httpd-2.4.34.tar.bz2
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> ./configure --enable-layout=Slackware-FHS --prefix=/Users/gmerrall/homebrew/Cellar/httpd/2.4.34 --sbindir=/Users/gmerrall/homebrew/Cellar/httpd/2.4.34/bin --mandi
==> make
==> make install
Last 15 lines from /Users/gmerrall/Library/Logs/Homebrew/httpd/03.make:
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.
Building shared: mod_heartbeat.la mod_heartmonitor.la
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.
Building shared: mod_dav.la
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.
Building shared: mod_status.la mod_autoindex.la mod_asis.la mod_info.la mod_suexec.la mod_cgid.la mod_cgi.la
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.
Building shared: mod_dav_fs.la
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.
Building shared: mod_dav_lock.la
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.
Building shared: mod_vhost_alias.la mod_negotiation.la mod_dir.la mod_actions.la mod_speling.la mod_userdir.la mod_alias.la mod_rewrite.la
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `local-shared-build'.

make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

Here's the output from 03.make

Installing error documents
Installing header files
Installing icons
[PRESERVING EXISTING CGI SUBDIR: /Users/gmerrall/homebrew/var/www/cgi-bin]
make[2]: `suexec' is up to date.
chmod: /Users/gmerrall/homebrew/Cellar/httpd/2.4.34/bin/suexec: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [install-suexec-setuid] Error 1
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

$ brew config
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 1.7.1-154-g9f370a3
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew.git
HEAD: 9f370a35767f9af94ab2c519770754421a82bcd6
Last commit: 29 hours ago
Core tap ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
Core tap HEAD: 678657865e8afff20872160152967c1fce1ec8f9
Core tap last commit: 15 hours ago
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /Users/gmerrall/homebrew
HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY: /Users/gmerrall/homebrew
HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /Users/gmerrall/homebrew/Cellar
HOMEBREW_DEV_CMD_RUN: 1
CPU: octa-core 64-bit haswell
Homebrew Ruby: 2.3.7 => /Users/gmerrall/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.3.7/bin/ruby
Clang: 9.1 build 902
Git: 2.15.2 => /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git
Curl: 7.54.0 => /usr/bin/curl
Java: 1.8.0_151, 1.8.0_144, 1.8.0_131, 1.8.0_112, 1.8.0_91, 1.8.0_72, 1.8.0_60, 1.8.0_45
macOS: 10.13.6-x86_64
CLT: 9.4.1.0.1.1528165917
Xcode: N/A
XQuartz: 2.7.11 => /opt/X11

$ brew doctor
Unexpected dylibs:
  /usr/local/lib/LibSideSyncOSX9.dylib
  /usr/local/lib/liblzma.5.dylib
  /usr/local/lib/ss_conn_lib.dylib

Unexpected .pc files:
  /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/fuse-ext2.pc

httpd.zip

[gmerrall]

I was able to successfully build it by running the install with --debug, entering a shell and manually typing 'make install'. Once that completed I ignored the error and the install finished.
Not sure of the significance of a manual install working but perhaps related to environment?

[Kev]

I've been having the same problem - thanks very much for reporting the workaround, which worked for me too. I'm also happy to share info that helps debug the issue.

[javian]

The error is coming from this code in Makefile.in

install-suexec-setuid:
    @if test -f $(builddir)/support/suexec; then \
        chmod 4755 $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/suexec; \
    fi

can you locate suexec in the debugged shell ? As far as I can see DESTDIR should equal homebrew prefix and sbindir translates to {prefix}/opt/bin . @kev have you also installed homebrew in a non-default prefix ?

[Kev]

Yes, I'm in /usr/local/brew. I've currently got /usr/local/brew/bin/suexec and /usr/local/brew/Cellar/httpd/2.4.34/bin/suexec under there.

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