Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:34:45 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.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: <4A7749E5.5050108@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907292042250.65785@prime.gushi.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> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0907292042250.65785@prime.gushi.org>
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Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote:
> 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.
Looks good, thanks!
Doug
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