Bug#269536: advi_1.5.2+cvs-2004.07.27-2(ia64/unstable): FTBFS: missing cmi files?

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 03:19:07PM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> Quoting Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>:
> 
> > Notice that the difference between a successful build (i386) :
> >
> > ocamlopt.opt -warn-error A -inline 9 -I /usr/lib/ocaml/3.08/camlimages -c
> > config.ml
> > ocamlc -warn-error A -g -I /usr/lib/ocaml/3.08/camlimages -c misc.mli
> > ocamlopt.opt -warn-error A -inline 9 -I /usr/lib/ocaml/3.08/camlimages -c
> > misc.ml
> > ocamlc -warn-error A -g -I /usr/lib/ocaml/3.08/camlimages -c timeout.mli
> >
> > And a failed one (ia64) :
> >
> > ocamlopt.opt -warn-error A -inline 9 -I /usr/lib/ocaml/3.08/camlimages -c
> > config.ml
> > ocamlopt.opt -warn-error A -inline 9 -I /usr/lib/ocaml/3.08/camlimages -c
> > misc.ml
> > File "misc.ml", line 1, characters -1--1:
> > Could not find the .cmi file for interface misc.mli.
> >
> > Is that the misc.mli file is not compiled with ocamlc. I don't remember
> > exactly, but is this not the infamous problem with the missing .depend we
> > have
> > had on alpha i think ? This is the result of a broken build environment,
> > which
> > has a .depend somewhere in the places make looks for before looking in the
> > home directory, and fixed in the -3 package :
> 
> So we need to force its removal before calling make .depend, I guess.

Look at the fix which went into advi -3.

Friendly,

Sven Luther