New here but searching for "redhat" using Search forums button got no results so I have a feeling that I'm out of luck.

1. git clone git://boinc.berkeley.edu/boinc-v2.git boinc_repo
2. ./_autoset
3. ./configure --disable-{client/manager} --prefis=/usr/share/boinc
3b. scurry round and find things like fcgi and get down to a single warning about screen savers
4. make
which blows out with

CXXLD fcgi
../lib/.libs/libboinc_fcgi.a(libboinc_fcgi_la-opencl_boinc.o): In function `OPENCL_DEVICE_PROP::write_xml(MIOFILE&, char const*, bool)':
/home/work/boinc/boinc_repo/lib/opencl_boinc.cpp:84: undefined reference to `MIOFILE::printf(char const*, ...)'
/home/work/boinc/boinc_repo/lib/opencl_boinc.cpp:97: undefined reference to `MIOFILE::printf(char const*, ...)'
../lib/.libs/libboinc_fcgi.a(libboinc_fcgi_la-opencl_boinc.o): In function `OPENCL_CPU_PROP::write_xml(MIOFILE&)':
/home/work/boinc/boinc_repo/lib/opencl_boinc.cpp:290: undefined reference to `MIOFILE::printf(char const*, ...)'
../lib/.libs/libboinc_fcgi.a(libboinc_fcgi_la-opencl_boinc.o): In function `OPENCL_DEVICE_PROP::write_xml(MIOFILE&, char const*, bool)':
/home/work/boinc/boinc_repo/lib/opencl_boinc.cpp:99: undefined reference to `MIOFILE::printf(char const*, ...)'
../lib/.libs/libboinc_fcgi.a(libboinc_fcgi_la-opencl_boinc.o): In function `OPENCL_CPU_PROP::write_xml(MIOFILE&)':
/home/work/boinc/boinc_repo/lib/opencl_boinc.cpp:292: undefined reference to `MIOFILE::printf(char const*, ...)'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [fcgi] Error 1

Do I stand a chance or have I hit the ubuntu/red-hat impasse a la fedora14/15

Depends I think on what you're trying to accomplish. Build the client/manager or not?

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3. ./configure --disable-{client/manager} --prefis=/usr/share/boinc

First, I believe it should be --disable-{client,manager} (probable typo). Second, I believe it should be --prefix= (sure typo). Third, I believe it's about building server-only parts of code, then.

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points just make me sick.