Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:10:06 -0700 (PDT) From: AlanE <alane@geeksrus.net> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/43845: [PATCH] - The cups-pstoraster port does not build due to undefined functions Message-ID: <200210090010.g990A6gM085699@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/43845; it has been noted by GNATS. From: AlanE <alane@geeksrus.net> To: glastech@iinet.net.au Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/43845: [PATCH] - The cups-pstoraster port does not build due to undefined functions Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 20:03:51 -0400 On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 07:07:47AM +0800, glastech@iinet.net.au wrote: > >>Number: 43845 >>Category: ports >>Synopsis: [PATCH] - The cups-pstoraster port does not build due to undefined functions Thanks. However, the port builds successfully on my 4.7-STABLE system w/o modification, so until either (1) someone tells me why it is failing on some systems and not others or (2) I figure the reason out, I will not modify the port. Sorry folks, but I don't "fix" a bug until I know what is really causing it. E.g., it must build on bento or else I'd have had Kris K screaming at me by now. The evidence suggests somehow an interaction between certain persons's system configuration and the ghostscript configuration. I'm not changing anything until I know what that is. That may be frustrating to some of you, however I've got 20+ years of experience successfully finding and fixing difficult softare defects, so please be patient. The objective is not just to remedy your build problem, but to also discover why you have the problem in the first place. Even though it works, the fact that it is unncessary on my 4.7-20021007 systems suggests that it is not the *correct* solution. A copy of the config.log from one of the systems where it is failing would be very helpful as a starting point, as well as the output of 'pkg_info -Ia' on the same system. Please send directly to me; there is no need to either attach it to the PR (I'll summarize cause/solution) or spam any of the mailing lists with it. Thanks much. PS. Feel free to use this patch locally on your own systems, but it will not be committed. -- Alan Eldridge Unix/C(++) IT Pro, 20 yrs, seeking new employment. (http://wwweasel.geeksrus.net/~alane/resume.txt) KDE, KDE-FreeBSD Teams (http://www.kde.org, http://freebsd.kde.org/) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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