>Number:         29216
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       Unexpected grep error while building packages under Solaris
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Feb 03 18:41:00 +0000 2005
>Originator:     Rob Quinn
>Release:        pkgsrc-current
>Organization:
>Environment:
Solaris2.9
>Description:
Within about the past week my Solaris boxes have started given this grep
error on some (but not all) package builds:

struck:/usr/pkgsrc/devel/gmake #bmake
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
===> Checking for vulnerabilities in gmake-3.80nb4


struck:/usr/pkgsrc/devel/gmake #bmake update
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
===> Deinstalling for gmake
Running /usr/pkg/sbin/pkg_delete -K /var/db/pkg -r gmake-3.80nb4
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
===> Checking for vulnerabilities in gmake-3.80nb4
===> Installing for gmake-3.80nb4
Making install in glob
Making install in confi
   [...the usual messages...]
===> Registering installation for gmake-3.80nb4
gmake-3.80nb4 requires installed package gettext-lib-0.11.5nb4
gmake-3.80nb4 requires installed package pkg_install-info-4.5nb2
===> Packaging gmake-3.80nb4
===> Building binary package for gmake-3.80nb4
Creating package /usr/pkgsrc/packages/All/gmake-3.80nb4.tgz
Using SrcDir value of /usr/pkg
Registering depends: gettext-lib>=0.11.5nb4 pkg_install-info-[0-9]*.
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
grep: RE error 41: No remembered search string.
===> Cleaning for gmake-3.80nb4

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix: