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Date:      Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:43:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org>
To:        Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Don't know how to make /usr/ports/dns/bind96/work/.build....
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907292042250.65785@prime.gushi.org>
In-Reply-To: <4A70BE55.60405@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907290019001.53293@prime.gushi.org> <200907282158.43397.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <4A6FF497.5010808@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907290307430.65785@prime.gushi.org> <4A709B81.5070905@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907291459490.65785@prime.gushi.org> <4A70BE55.60405@FreeBSD.org>

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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Doug Barton wrote:

> Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote:
>> The fact that the error occurs AT ALL is the bug and what is
>> counterintuitive, and many people would not think to try typing "make"
>> again, and instead would just assume the thing's broken.
>
> Ok, I actually misunderstood the problem that you were reporting. I
> thought that the reference to .build_done.bind96._usr_local indicated
> that the port had already been built once, but that is not the case.
> To reproduce the bug, you need to do the following:
>
> 1. Make sure there is nothing in /var/db/ports/bind96
> 2. cd /usr/ports/dns/bind96
> 3. make
> 4. Enable the "replace base" option
> 5. Save the config
>
> You will then see the following error:
>
> make: don't know how to make
> /usr/local/tmp/usr/local/ports/dns/bind96/work/.build_done.bind96._usr_local.
> Stop
> *** Error code 2
>
> I think Mel is right that the problem is changing PREFIX, but that's
> the whole purpose of the option.
>
> Could you please open a PR about this with a subject something to the
> effect of "OPTIONS that change PREFIX cause an error after 'make
> config'" and describe how to reproduce this?

Done, just got the mail from gnats: 137250.

-Dan

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