Libevent issue - PPC64/hhvm GitHub Wiki

Hacks to get it compiled

sudo cp /usr/lib/powerpc64le-linux-gnu/libevent.a /usr/lib/

Build fails

On my current system with Ubuntu 15.04, it is failing to build due to libevent. So, I need to apply this patch

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ IF(LibEvent_FOUND)
       SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS -DEVENT_VERSION_WANTED=0x1040300)
       CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("${VERSION_CHECK_SOURCE}" HAVE_LIBEVENT_143)
       IF(NOT LIBEVENT_VERSION_143)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Couldn't find at least libevent 1.4.3+")
+        message("Couldn't find at least libevent 1.4.3+")
       ENDIF()
     ELSE()