My problem is the following: I'm trying to install a Postfix,Courier-IMAP, Maildrop, mySQL system on my newly installied Debian 3 box. I used the fine howto by Serge Stepanov (http://www.gfxcafe.com/Mail%20Howto.htm). [SNIP] So i decided to remove the Debian Maildrop package and to compile it by myself.

I tried it with ./configure \ --prefix=/usr/lib/courier \ --enable-maildropmysql \ --with-mysqlconfig=/etc/courier/maildropmysql.config \ --enable-maildrop-uid=1004 \ --enable-maildrop-gid=1004

But this failed (see output at the end of the mail).

I appended some system output which might be helpful.

I would be thankful for any hint. [SNIP] ./configure: mysql_config: command not found configure: error: Unable to run mysql_config configure: error: /bin/sh './configure' failed for maildrop

Output of dpkg -l: Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii libmysqlclient 3.23.49-8.5 mysql database client library ii mysql-client 3.23.49-8.5 mysql database client binaries ii mysql-common 3.23.49-8.5 mysql database common files (e.g. /etc/mysql ii mysql-server 3.23.49-8.5 mysql database server binaries