From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 18 13:27:03 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 280F416A41F for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:27:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [195.170.0.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E8D743D46 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:27:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (patr530-a049.otenet.gr [212.205.215.49]) by rosebud.otenet.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-1) with ESMTP id j8IDQv5e021839; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:26:58 +0300 Received: from flame.pc (flame [127.0.0.1]) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j8IDQhjc001094; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:26:43 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j8IDQhKe001093; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:26:43 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:26:43 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Harlan Stenn Message-ID: <20050918132642.GA1048@flame.pc> References: <20050918100743.D985239ACB@ntp1.ntp.isc.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050918100743.D985239ACB@ntp1.ntp.isc.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gmake/make dependency problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:27:03 -0000 On 2005-09-18 10:07, Harlan Stenn wrote: > I have a package that uses automake and autoconf. > > I have a single copy of the source code, and I build in machine-specific > subdirectories (using NFS). > > I have a "master machine" which has all of the tools I need; I build > there first and then build on the other machines. > > One these other machines is an x86 FreeBSD-5.4 machine, and it has the > stock 'make' on it. > > When I try to build on this machine (after a successful build on the > master machine) make says that there is an out-of-date source file > and tries to run some tools to produce the source file. > > This source file is present in the VPATH. The timestamps on all of > the files are "correct". make says a file cannot be found and the file > is clearly there. > > I'm open to suggestions on how to find/fix this problem. Does the system-clock of the NFS client machine agree with the one on the NFS server system? I've had problems with 'outdated' targets in the past whenever an NFS server's ntpd died (and the system-clock started going off). Now, I know that posting what seems like an NTP-related to someone with an email address at ntp.isc.org is as close as I can get to 'herecy', but I have to ask :)