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Hi there

I'm using a Sony SNC-RZ30P camera and its streams well in the browser. I have set it up in ZM according to many helpful posts here on the forums. When I run 'cat /var/log/messages is' I get this error [Unable to use netcam regexps as not compiled with libpcre] .

I have looked around the forums for an answer but have not found an answer yet. Google does not seem to have the answer either.

I would be grateful if anyone could help me, thanx.

PS. I running ZM on Ubuntu Feisty

The error is telling you that when you compiled ZM you didn't have the libraries installed so it could not build in this function. Install pcre libraries and rebuild ZM to get this function.

Corey, I'm getting this error, too, but I have the Perl extensions installed. Also, my system is locking with this as the last error on the log. Is it asking for the devel, too?

Yes, you have to have the development libraries (devel or dev package) installed when you build zm to have use of the related package. You can remove the dev package if you want after you build zm.

Hi

I am using Zoneminder under Ubuntu Feisty. I installed using the deb package. I am getting this error too, wich is weird cause I have libpcre3 installed. I dont have libpcre3-dev installed but as I am not compiling but using the deb they shouldnt be necesary right?

Thanks in advance

Hugo

PS: I installed the dev packages and as expected I keep on getting the same mistake.

Doh! Looks like Peter might have left it out when he made the deb. The funny part is that no one has noticed this before! What say you oh master of the deb?

Excuse me for a moment.
Goes to build area. Looks in debian/control. Notices complete lack of pcre in either build-depends (build-time dependencies) or depends (package installation dependencies).

DOH!!!!!

How could that have happened?

OK. Looks like I'll be doing another release this weekend. Watch this space . . .

I think it is amazing how solid you build has been. It took how many months for this bug to show? Your still awesome!

(There's also a full posting on this in "User contributions")
OK, there's now a -8 release at my ftp site. It's built with, and depends on, libpcre3. I've also applied the "Monitor Presets" patch so you don't need to separately apply that now.

Hugolp: Could you try this and confirm that you can use the regexps now?

Thanks.

PJH

I've tried:

yum install pcre

yum install libpcre3

yum install libpcre3-dev

can't find it.

thanks,

-M

ok turned it off in the network options the error went away.

-M

Hi,

yum install pcre-devel will solve your problem.

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