Compile nginx 1.8.1 with http_perl_module - macos

Question

I need help compiling nginx with the perl_module on my Mac:
System Software Overview:
System Version: OS X 10.11.1 (15B42)
Kernel Version: Darwin 15.0.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Computer Name: Philipp
User Name: XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX (philipp)
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
Time since boot: 4 days 22:46
I configure nginx to be compiled with PCRE and PERL, i.e.,:
./configure --with-pcre=/Users/philipp/downloads/pcre-8.38 --with-http_perl_module --prefix=/servers/nginx
The output of the configure states:
checking for perl
+ perl version: This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 2 (v5.18.2)
built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
+ perl interpreter multiplicity found
If I execute make I run into the following error:
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture i386
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
I googled and found a hint to export KERNEL_BITS=64, which did not solve the problem. Any suggestions on how to compile nginx with perl. The compilation succeeds without the --with-http_perl_module option, but in that case I cannot use perl in the nginx.conf (of course :)).
UPDATE:
I was not able to compile nginx with perl. I ended up using a pre-compiled package, which is kind of unsatisfying, because now I have to deal with a lot of packages I don't like. Anyways, if someone has a solution I'd be more than happy to know.

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this is offtopic or not, but as it's about using perl within nginx (which I do, and is awesome).
I had a similar problem when trying to build this module. The root of it was that I hadn't got the right LD flags.
The easiest way of doing this - IMO - is install nginx from a package, run nginx -V and see what flags were used - copy them all, and include the extras. (And check it wasn't already build in your distribution - it was in mine, which I think was a Centos 7.2 package - I don't have it to hand, but I'm not sure it would necessarily help)
You may also need to install a new perl version, to go with it though.

Answer 2

--with-pcre=../modules/pcre-8.38
--with-openssl=../modules/openssl-1.0.2g
--prefix=/usr/local/nginx
--with-http_perl_module
--with-http_ssl_module
--with-http_addition_module
--with-http_sub_module
--with-http_realip_module
--with-http_stub_status_module
--with-cc-opt='-I /usr/local/include'
--with-ld-opt='-L /usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/opt/perl518/lib'
I got the same problem. after about 3 hours digging with this, finally solved. This is my configure file, i installed perl518 with brew located in /usr/local/opt/perl518/lib, and use the newest nginx source code of version nginx version: nginx/1.10.0.
Things seems happend as #Sobrique said, you need to give the right --with-ld-opt & --with-cc-opt.
important, after ./configure, DO NOT doing make immediately, vi ./objs/Makefile and modify openssl config from './config' to './Configure darwin-x86_64-cc' so that it can build openssl in x86_64 mod.
Hope it can help you!