Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:35:16 -0800 From: "Ron 'The Insane One' Rosson" <insane@oneinsane.net> To: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WindowMaker-0.13 problems Message-ID: <19980225173516.04761@the.oneinsane.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980225172213.4043A-100000@peloton.physics.montana.edu>; from Brett Taylor on Wed, Feb 25, 1998 at 05:39:06PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980225172213.4043A-100000@peloton.physics.montana.edu>
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Where did you get the file from.. Highest version on freebsd.org is
0.6.3. The reason why I ask is because I am running 13.1 just fine.
My server hasn't been cvsup'd since around November. Just thought
I would add my two cents
Ron
On Wed, Feb 25, 1998 at 05:39:06PM -0700, Brett Taylor wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I've been trying to install the latest WindowMaker port and I'm having a
> REALLY funky problem. I've already talked to Brian Handy (the port
> maintainer) and we cannot figure out what's going on so I thought I'd see
> if anyone else was having the same problem. The port builds cleanly on
> Brian's machine.
>
> Before I start explaining the symptoms, I made world on Jan 30th and I'm
> running -stable. I also just cvsup'ed the ports just before I built
> this. On to the weirdness...
>
> The make build process proceeds cleanly. When it hits the install portion
> though all hell breaks loose:
>
> peloton: {9} make install
> >> Checksum OK for WindowMaker-0.13.1.tar.gz.
> ===> Installing for windowmaker-0.13.1
> ===> Warning: your umask is "0002".
> If this is not desired, set it to an appropriate value
> and install this port again by ``make reinstall''.
> ===> windowmaker-0.13.1 depends on shared library: Xpm\.4\. - found
> ===> windowmaker-0.13.1 depends on shared library: jpeg\.7\. - found
> ===> windowmaker-0.13.1 depends on shared library: png\.0\. - found
> ===> windowmaker-0.13.1 depends on shared library: tiff34\.1 - found
> Making install in wrlib
> gmake[1]: Entering directory
> `/usr/ports/x11/windowmaker/work/WindowMaker-0.13.1/wrlib'
> /bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/X11R6/lib
>
> At this point a small window (not an xterm) pops up on my screen!!! Its
> titlebar says "Untitled" (default from afterstep) and at this point the
> install pauses.
>
> a ps -U root at this point yields (applicable processes only):
>
> peloton: {11} ps -U root
> 4167 p2 I+ 0:00.00 /bin/sh -ec cd /usr/ports/x11/windowmaker &&
> make re
> 4168 p2 I+ 0:00.09 make real-install
> 4250 p2 I+ 0:00.00 /bin/sh -ec cd /usr/ports/x11/windowmaker &&
> make do
> 4251 p2 I+ 0:00.08 make do-install
> 4260 p2 I+ 0:00.00 /bin/sh -ec (cd
> /usr/ports/x11/windowmaker/work/Windo
> 4261 p2 I+ 0:00.04 gmake -f Makefile install
> 4262 p2 I+ 0:00.01 /bin/sh -c set fnord ; amf=$2; for subdir in
> wrlib W
> 4266 p2 I+ 0:00.04 gmake install
> 4268 p2 I+ 0:00.01 /bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/X11R6/lib
> 4272 p2 I+ 0:00.03 test ! -d /usr
>
> If I then hit return in the xterm where the make is going the first window
> disappears and ANOTHER one pops up! ps -U root then gives:
>
> 4262 p2 I+ 0:00.01 /bin/sh -c set fnord ; amf=$2; for subdir in
> wrlib W
> 4266 p2 I+ 0:00.04 gmake install
> 4268 p2 S+ 0:00.01 /bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/X11R6/lib
> 4278 p2 S+ 0:00.03 test ! -d /usr/X11R6
>
> This whole process of me hitting return continues... on the 4th time I
> hit return (after the little window pops up) I get this error in the xterm
> where the make is proceeding:
>
> list='libwraster.a'; for p in $list; do \
> if test -f $p; then \
> echo " install -c -o bin -g bin -m 444 $p /usr/X11R6/lib/$p"; \
> install -c -o bin -g bin -m 444 $p /usr/X11R6/lib/$p; \
> else :; fi; \
> done
>
> after 6 times I get :
>
> /bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/X11R6/include
>
> Finally after the 8th time the build proceeds, but it does NOT install the
> libwraster.a file in /usr/X11R6/lib like it's supposed to (found by a make
> deinstall).
>
> It certainly seems like there's some kind of problem in the mkinstalldirs
> file from WindowMaker but boy I don't know what. I've NEVER had a build
> of a port pop up a small window that did NOTHING!
>
> If anyone has any ideas about this I'd love to hear them.
>
> *********************************************************
> Brett Taylor brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu
> http://peloton.physics.montana.edu/brett/
>
> When you wake up in the morning
> With the blues in your fingertips
> Get out that ol' guitar and play
> It's the only way to scratch that itch
>
>
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