Disable the 'phar' command-line tool build/installation since it requires php to run and pack up phar itself in phar format. This would require a host-php instance and really probably nobody needs the phar tool on the target. Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias diff -Nura php-5.5.14.orig/configure php-5.5.14/configure --- php-5.5.14.orig/configure 2014-07-08 09:52:52.657753194 -0300 +++ php-5.5.14/configure 2014-07-08 09:53:07.610243933 -0300 @@ -112930,13 +112930,8 @@ INLINE_CFLAGS="$INLINE_CFLAGS $standard_libtool_flag" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $standard_libtool_flag" -if test "$PHP_PHAR" != "no" && test "$PHP_CLI" != "no"; then - pharcmd=pharcmd - pharcmd_install=install-pharcmd -else - pharcmd= - pharcmd_install= -fi; +pharcmd= +pharcmd_install= all_targets="$lcov_target \$(OVERALL_TARGET) \$(PHP_MODULES) \$(PHP_ZEND_EX) \$(PHP_BINARIES) $pharcmd" install_targets="$install_sapi $install_modules $install_binaries install-build install-headers install-programs $install_pear $pharcmd_install"