Defining make program requirements

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2 total messages Started by Larry W. Virden, x2487 Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:51

#957

Author: Larry W. Virden, x2487
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:51

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Should one assume that if the package is a GNU package that gnu make is
going to be required to make it?  Some packages tell me, others seem to
make just fine with other brands of make while still others seem to
depend on GNU make without specifying.

For instance, I am using SunOS 4.1.2, gcc 2.2.2 and gnu make 3.62 .  When
I try to make regex 0.11 by saying make all, I get a series of compile
statements, then the error:

gcc -O -o regex  dregex.o printchar.o upcase.o xmalloc.o alloca.o test.o bsd-interf.o other.o tregress.o psx-basic.o psx-extend.o psx-generic.o psx-group.o psx-interf.o psx-interv.o main.o
ld: Undefined symbol
   start
   _re_exec
   _re_comp
   .udiv
ld: entry point not in text
collect: /usr/bin/ld returned 2 exit status
gmake[1]: *** [regex] Error 1
gmake: *** [all] Error 1

If I try to just say gmake without an argument, I get an attempt to generate
regex.dvi and then the message:

gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `default'.

Finally, if I type gmake install, I get
$  gmake install
for d in doc test; do (cd $d; gmake  CPPFLAGS='' CFLAGS='-g' CC='gcc -O' DEFS='-DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DUSG=1' LDFLAGS='' LOADLIBES='' install); done
mkdir /projects/gnu/sun4 /projects/gnu/sun4/info
mkdir: /projects/gnu/sun4: File exists
mkdir: /projects/gnu/sun4/info: File exists
gmake[1]: *** [install] Error 1 (ignored)
for i in *.info*; do /bin/install -c -m 644 $i /projects/gnu/sun4/info/$i; donegmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `install'.

because the regex.info files were not rebuilt .

I cannot tell if I am having a package problem or if it has to do with a gcc
or gnu make configuration problem.  Does anyone have any insights?
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Defining make program requirements

#979

Author: Karl Berry
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:47

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    Should one assume that if the package is a GNU package that gnu make is
    going to be required to make it?

No.

     others seem to
    depend on GNU make without specifying.

That's wrong; if it doesn't specify, then any make should work, and you
should report a bug.

    gcc -O -o regex  dregex.o printchar.o upcase.o xmalloc.o alloca.o test.o bsd-interf.o other.o tregress.o psx-basic.o psx-extend.o psx-generic.o psx-group.o psx-interf.o psx-interv.o main.o
    ld: Undefined symbol
       start
       _re_exec
       _re_comp
       .udiv
    ld: entry point not in text
    collect: /usr/bin/ld returned 2 exit status

Well, re_exec and re_comp should be in bsd-interf.o.  Are they (check
with nm)?  start and .udiv missing sounds like something is wrong with
the loader, but I'm afraid I wouldn't know where the problem might be.
Maybe gcc -v would help you isolate the problem.

   because the regex.info files were not rebuilt .

They shouldn't be rebuilt; the .info that come with the distribution
should be up-to-date.

    I cannot tell if I am having a package problem or if it has to do with a gcc
    or gnu make configuration problem.

I don't see anything that suggests the linking problem is due to GNU
make vs.  Sun's make ... it sounds like a gcc installation error in one
way or another, but that's just a guess.  (I didn't get the error with
SunOS 4.1.1/GCC 2.2.2/GNU make 3.62.)  I don't see anything else that
looks like an error.

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