Hi,

I was trying to build the 4.0_BETA sources on a box I'd upgraded to
4.0_BETA a few days ago.  I was just using the standard build.sh
mechanism with a release target to do this.  During the build it bailed
out with the attached errors while trying to build groff.  The final error:

"./config.status[567]: cannot create ./confstat06134a/subs.frag: File
exists"

Just repeats like it's stuck in a loop and I have to kill the build.

Anyone have any ideas on this ?

thanks,

adrian.

dependall ===> groff
checking for gcc... cc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether cc accepts -g... yes
checking for cc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[2618]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether c++ accepts -g... yes
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.cc: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.cc: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.cc: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.cc: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[3072]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
checking that C++ compiler can compile simple program... yes
checking that C++ static constructors and destructors are called... yes

...

checking for return type of signal handlers...
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools
/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[8355]: cannot create conftest.c:
File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[8355]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[8355]:
cannot create conftest.c: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[8355]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
void
checking struct exception...
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/d
ist/groff/configure[8379]: cannot create conftest.c: File exists
/usr/local/builds/sti/src-4/tools/groff/../../gnu/dist/groff/configure[8436]:
cannot create conftest.err: File exists
no
checking for main in -lc... yes

...

checking for awk... awk
configure: WARNING: missing program:

  The program `gs' cannot be found in the PATH.
  Consequently, groff's PDF formatter (pdfroff) will not work properly;
  therefore, it will neither be possible to prepare, nor to install,
  documentation in PDF format.

checking whether pnmtops can handle the -nosetpage option... no
configure: creating ./config.status
./config.status[567]: cannot create ./confstat06134a/subs.frag: File exists
./config.status[567]: cannot create ./confstat06134a/subs.frag: File exists
./config.status[567]: cannot create ./confstat06134a/subs.frag: File exists