The bug was that libaprutil1-dbd-freetds version 1.5.3-1 is missing from 14.04 LTS, whereas 12.04 LTS comes with libaprutil1-dbd-freetds version 1.5.2-1, and the absence of this package prevented what would otherwise be a reasonably straightforward compiling of a fairly standard program on 14.04 when using almost the identical compile parameters as the 12.04 package team used to compile that same package for 12.04.
However, after a rather confusing error message from the apt-get utility, I found I was able to force through the installation of freetds-dev in its place and bypass the issue, so for that reason this bug can probably be marked closed. I don't know why it said it belongs in ubiquity because I specifically selected libaprutil1-dbd-freetds. It must have ignored what I set it to afterwards. Perhaps I don't have access to actually assign what package a bug I'm filing goes to, or something. ** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => apr-util (Ubuntu) ** Package changed: apr-util (Ubuntu) => freetds (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: freetds (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400594 Title: Cannot compile PHP 5.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS because libaprutil1-dbd- freetds 1.5.3-1 is unavailable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetds/+bug/1400594/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs