Re: ERROR: [check-portability.awk]

[Roland Illig <roland.illig%gmx.de@localhost>]

kamel derouiche schrieb:
> Hi all,,
> 
> I work on two package, and everything them two gives
> me the errors following ones:
> 
> => Checking for portability problems in extracted
> files
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] => Found test ... ==
> ....:
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> ERROR: [check-portability.awk] configure:   if test
> "x$GST_INSPECT" == "x"; then
> 
> Explanation:
> ===========================================================================
> The "test" command, as well as the "[" command, are
> not required to know
> the "==" operator. Only a few implementations like
> bash and some
> versions of ksh support it.
> 
> When you run "test foo == foo" on a platform that does
> not support the
> "==" operator, the result will be "false" instead of
> "true". This can
> lead to unexpected behavior.
> 
> There are two ways to fix this error message. If the
> file that contains
> the "test ==" is needed for building the package, you
> should create a
> patch for it, replacing the "==" operator with "=". If
> the file is not
> needed, add its name to the CHECK_PORTABILITY_SKIP
> variable in the
> package Makefile.
> ===========================================================================
> 
> *** Error code 1
> 
> I have to use TEST_TARGET in my Makefile but without
> result.

Did you read the text that you copied here? It contains everything you
need to fix the problem.

Roland