so turning that flag on resulted in the compile working but linking had this ```/usr/bin/ld: profiler.o: in function `Fprofiler_memory_log': /mnt/data1/2023/10/23/emacs/src/profiler.c:514: undefined reference to `export_log' /usr/bin/ld: profiler.o: in function `malloc_probe': /mnt/data1/2023/10/23/emacs/src/profiler.c:524: undefined reference to `add_sample' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status ``` here are my last 2 config logs let me know if you need anything else. https://github.com/jmikedupont2/emacs/blob/bugreport/profile/var/log/build/config.log and https://github.com/jmikedupont2/emacs/blob/bugreport/profile/var/log/build/config.log~ On Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 13:10 Eli Zaretskii wrote: > [Please use Reply All to keep the bug tracker on the CC list.] > > > From: Jim Dupont > > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:29:54 -0400 > > > > this is standard x86 64 gnu linux. > > adding the define got me past it, I think its just autoconfig not > working. you want my config logs? > > Yes, please post config.log. >