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Date:      Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:10:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:      AlanE <alane@geeksrus.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ports/43845: [PATCH] - The cups-pstoraster port does not build due to undefined functions
Message-ID:  <200210090010.g990A6gM085699@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR ports/43845; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: AlanE <alane@geeksrus.net>
To: glastech@iinet.net.au
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: ports/43845: [PATCH] - The cups-pstoraster port does not build due to undefined functions
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 20:03:51 -0400

 On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 07:07:47AM +0800, glastech@iinet.net.au wrote:
 >
 >>Number:         43845
 >>Category:       ports
 >>Synopsis:       [PATCH] - The cups-pstoraster port does not build due to undefined functions
 
 Thanks. However, the port builds successfully on  my 4.7-STABLE system
 w/o modification, so until either (1) someone tells me why it is failing
 on some systems and not others or (2) I figure the reason out, I will
 not modify the port. Sorry folks, but I don't "fix" a bug until I know
 what is really causing it. E.g., it must build on bento or else I'd have
 had Kris K screaming at me by now.
 
 The evidence suggests somehow an interaction between certain persons's 
 system configuration and the ghostscript configuration. I'm not changing
 anything until I know what that is. That may be frustrating to some of
 you, however I've got 20+ years of experience successfully finding and
 fixing difficult softare defects, so please be patient. The objective
 is not just to remedy your build problem, but to also discover why you
 have the problem in the first place. Even though it works, the fact that
 it is unncessary on my 4.7-20021007 systems suggests that it is not
 the *correct* solution.
 
 A copy of the config.log from one of the systems where it is failing
 would be very helpful as a starting point, as well as the output of
 'pkg_info -Ia' on the same system.
 
 Please send directly to me; there is no need to either attach it to the 
 PR (I'll summarize cause/solution) or spam any of the mailing lists with
 it. Thanks much.
 
 PS. Feel free to use this patch locally on your own systems, but it will
 not be committed.
 -- 
 Alan Eldridge
 Unix/C(++) IT Pro, 20 yrs, seeking new employment.
 (http://wwweasel.geeksrus.net/~alane/resume.txt)
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