Re: dpkg build problems on solaris
In message <[🔎] 19991210151436.C18717@lappy.djj.state.va.us>, Ben Collins writes:
>On Fri, Dec 10, 1999 at 09:00:58PM +0100, Nils Lohner wrote:
>>
>> -- debian/rules calls out SHELL = bash - this should be 'sh'
>
>Probably needs to remove some bashisms first. Did you have any problems
>using Solaris's stock sh?
>
No, it worked just fine.
>> -- GNU cpio is needed by dpkg-source
>>
>> -- gnu tar is needed:
>> dpkg-source: failure: tar -xkf - gave error exit status 1
>
>Does Solaris come with cpio? If so maybe we can do a check for the proper
>command line on both of these in configure.in. Maybe there is one common
>way to make it work on both so there is no compile/runtime problems when
>switching between the two.
>
Yes, it does...
~ > /usr/bin/cpio
cpio: One of -i, -o or -p must be specified.
USAGE:
cpio -i[bcdfkmrstuvBSV6] [-C size] [-E file] [-H hdr] [-I fil
[-R id] [patterns]
cpio -o[acvABLV] [-C size] [-H hdr] [-O file [-M msg]]
cpio -p[adlmuvLV] [-R id] directory
>>
>> -- when installing, the po/ dir does not observe the DESTDIR prefix!
>> ~/misc/debian/dpkg-downloaded/dpkg-1.6.3.mod > make
>> DESTDIR=/u/lohner/misc/debian/bin install
>
>Blame GNU gettext. The Makefile.in.in comes directly from the gettext
>source and gets overwritten whenever you do gettextize I think.
>
Wichert already filed a bug, I think...
Nils.
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