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I would need to install Memcached on a server for which I don't have root rights.

  • Is it (legally) possible to install it on another server (i.e. a CentOS virtual machine) and then bring the "compiled executable" on the original server?

  • If yes, how do I avoid libraries and other dependencies issues?

I would like to avoid contacting server admins if possible as this translates in high waiting times.

Cœur
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Andrea Ottaviani
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It is possible as long as you compile the dependencies into the memcached binary. This implies disabling shared and building a static binary.

You can find someone having experience doing the same in this discussion:

So the relevant steps are:

  1. got latest libevent from: http://www.monkey.org/~provos/libevent/
  2. build libevent as follows: (cd in libevent directory first) a. configure --prefix=/home/hduin/ots/libevent-1.4.13-build b. make install
  3. in latest memcached directory: a. configure --with-libevent=/home/hduin/ots/libevent-1.4.13-build b. edit Makefile and add -static to LDFLAGS and -lrt to LIBS definitions c. make
Danila Vershinin
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