Subject: Re: pkgsrc on fedora seems to need /bin/(ba)sh replaced by /bin/(k)sh
To: George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net>
From: Marius ROMAN <marius.roman@gmail.com>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 12/01/2006 03:01:40
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Use NetBSD.
On 12/1/06, George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net> wrote:
>
>
> On a Fedora box, /bin/sh is bash. pkgsrc is having a lot of problems
> building, with complaints about embedded `...` execution instances
> inside case ... logic, inherited down from configure stuff.
>
> its also dying on sort +2n instances.
>
> is this a well known gotcha for pkgsrc on some annoying distros?
>
> I've got over the sh stuff by doing a replace of ksh for sh, but I
> haven't yet worked out what tickles the sort problem.
>
> -G
>
>
> # bash --version
> GNU bash, version 3.1.17(1)-release (i686-redhat-linux-gnu)
> Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> # uname -a
> Linux mirin.apnic.net 2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp #1 SMP Fri Nov 10 13:22:44 EST
> 2006 i686
> # sort --version
> sort (GNU coreutils) 5.97
> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms
> of
> the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
> There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
>
> Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
> #
>
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Use NetBSD.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/1/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">George Michaelson</b> <<a href="mailto:ggm@apnic.net">ggm@apnic.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On a Fedora box, /bin/sh is bash. pkgsrc is having a lot of problems<br>building, with complaints about embedded `...` execution instances<br>inside case ... logic, inherited down from configure stuff.<br><br>its also dying on sort +2n instances.
<br><br>is this a well known gotcha for pkgsrc on some annoying distros?<br><br>I've got over the sh stuff by doing a replace of ksh for sh, but I<br>haven't yet worked out what tickles the sort problem.<br><br>-G<br><br>
<br># bash --version<br>GNU bash, version 3.1.17(1)-release (i686-redhat-linux-gnu)<br>Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br># uname -a<br>Linux <a href="http://mirin.apnic.net">mirin.apnic.net</a> 2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp
#1 SMP Fri Nov 10 13:22:44 EST 2006 i686<br># sort --version<br>sort (GNU coreutils) 5.97<br>Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br>This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
<br>the GNU General Public License <<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</a>>.<br>There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.<br><br>Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
<br>#<br></blockquote></div><br>
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