From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Jun 20 15:40: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66A9737B5DB for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 15:40:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id PAA29327; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 15:40:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 15:40:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200006202240.PAA29327@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Nick Hibma Subject: Re: bin/19404: /usr/bin/error should be included in the FreeBSD distribution. Reply-To: Nick Hibma Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR bin/19404; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nick Hibma To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Subject: Re: bin/19404: /usr/bin/error should be included in the FreeBSD distribution. Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 23:30:30 +0100 (BST) For reference. Please include in the CC line in any answer. Nick ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:40:45 +0100 (BST) From: Nick Hibma To: Ayan George Subject: Re: bin/19404: /usr/bin/error should be included in the FreeBSD distribution. Well best chance is to see whether it works/ make it work and then send of a PR or submit it to -hackers or -current. Waiting for someone else to do it is probably not going to work. Nick > The utility was removed. I emailed the person who removed it. > > The error utility reads the output of make and cc (gcc) as well as > other utilities. If there is an error or warning, error inserts > that information in the source file in a comment. This is really > useful. > > It was removed by kris@freebsd.org on Dec 11, 1999 according to > the web based CVS repository browser at www.freebsd.org. The reason > he cites is that it doesn't work with the toolchain (make, gcc, > etc.) that FreeBSD uses but I've found that the be untrue. It > seems to work great. If it doesn't, I'd be willing to make it > work. > > [ Quoted message from Nick Hibma, received Jun 20, 5:32pm.] > > > > > Forgive me my ignorance, but what does the utility do. Also, you suggest > > that it has been in the tree and has been removed. Did you checkout > > why? Replacements that have been added? > > > > -- > > n_hibma@webweaving.org > > n_hibma@freebsd.org USB project > > http://www.etla.net/~n_hibma/ > > > > [ End message from Nick Hibma. ] > > -- n_hibma@webweaving.org n_hibma@freebsd.org USB project http://www.etla.net/~n_hibma/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message