Re: make problem on new installation

[Almut Behrens <almut_behrens@gmx.net>]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 09:13:36AM -0400, Marty Landman wrote:
> I recently installed Woody on an i386 using the mini-iso and am now wanting 
> to get Apache 1.3 installed from the tar file. I put apache_1.3.29.tar.gz 
> in /tmp, su'd to root, untarred it and cd'd into the dir, then here's what 
> happened -- and I wonder if this a sed problem or otherwise issue with my 
> Woody installation rather than an Apache problem:
> 
> ...................................................................................................
> woody:/tmp/apache_1.3.29# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache 
> --enable-module=unique_id --enable-module=rewrite --enable-module=speling 
> --enable-module=expires --enable-module=info --enable-module=log_agent 
> --enable-module=log_referer --enable-module=usertrack --enable-module=proxy 
> --enable-module=userdir --enable-module=so --enable-suexec 
> --suexec-caller=www --suexec-docroot=/mnt/web/guide
> Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.29
>  + using installation path layout: Apache (config.layout)
> Creating Makefile
> sed: -e expression #44, char 45: Unknown option to 's'

In the configure script there's a code section that reads

  ##  create Makefile from Makefile.tmpl
  ##
  if [ "x$quiet" = "xno" ]; then
      echo "Creating $mkf"
  fi
  sed <Makefile.tmpl >$mkf \
  -e "s%@PLATFORM@%$PLATFORM%g" \
  (... man other -e statements ...)
  -e "s%@SHELL@%$SHELL%g"

If you enable echoing of commands for that call of sed, like this

  set -x
  sed <Makefile.tmpl >$mkf \
  -e "s%@PLATFORM@%$PLATFORM%g" \
  (...)
  -e "s%@SHELL@%$SHELL%g"
  set +x

you should get enough info to figure out what the problem is.
If I counted correctly, the 44th -e expression in that list is

  -e "s%@conf_serveradmin@%$conf_serveradmin%g"

so, presumably there's some problem with the value that
$conf_serveradmin expands to (e.g. if it contains the char %).

Just to illustrate, something like

  #!/bin/sh
  conf_serveradmin='your%name@gmail.com'
  sed <Makefile.tmpl >Makefile \
  -e "s%@conf_serveradmin@%$conf_serveradmin%g"

would make the -e expression expand to

  s%@conf_serveradmin@%your%name@gmail.com%g
                            ^
which would cause sed to complain about the unknown 'option' n:

  sed: -e expression #1, char 27: Unknown option to 's'

Using a different seperator like

  -e "s|@conf_serveradmin@|$conf_serveradmin|g"

should work around the problem in that case.  Alternatively, use a
different mail address...

Cheers,
Almut