Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 22:10:44 -0800 (PST) From: soren@primenet.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/2159: bsd on a 386 - 'configure' scripts for installs endlessly loop Message-ID: <199612050610.WAA16840@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199612050620.WAA17357@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 2159 >Category: bin >Synopsis: bsd on a 386 - 'configure' scripts for installs endlessly loop >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 4 22:20:01 PST 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: soren ragsdale >Organization: >Release: 2.1.6 >Environment: FreeBSD sockmonkey.redheel.com 2.1.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.6-RELEASE #0: Sun Nov 24 23:31:18 1996 jkh@whisker.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: source distributions like gcc and emacs come with a 'configure' script. when I try to configure these programs, I get loops. where the script should find what my setup is, save the appropriate makefile, and exit so that I can start compiling, it gets to the end and re-starts the configure process so that I never actually get to the compiling. This only occurs on our older 386 computer - compiling on the Pentium sitting next to it works flawlessly, despite them both having identical installs. Suspect that this is a processor-specific problem. Have ruled out the possibility of rogue configure.sh files left over from previous installs - this happens consistently on brand new packages and even brand new freebsd installs. >How-To-Repeat: install freebsd on a 386-based system. get the most recent perl distribution run the 'configure' script. when it gets to the part where it tries to use makedepend, it'll start looping. ta-dah. >Fix: no idea. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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