Re: configure script bug in 5.1.2?

On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Anne Wilson wrote:

> Steven Danz wrote:
> > 
> > Hi
> > 
> > I have a person trying to install 5.1.2 on an HPUX 11.0 box.
> > Their first problem was that the configure script would not detect
> > that they had an HPUX 11.0 box when trying to find rpc libraries.
> > Changing line 1856 in the configure script from:
> >         HP-UX\ ?.11*)
> > to
> >         HP-UX\ ?.11.*)
> > 

Steve,

We could not reproduce the problem, it was tried in a variety of shells.
The * in the expression is file expansion, not a regular expression
expansion so the the dot is not necessary.  This is not to say that you
didn't need the dot in your environment but maybe you could try a
different shell and/or environments.

Robb...




> > (note the . in front of the *) seemed to fix it.
> > 
> > Now that it builds, it will not run.  He is seeing the same problem reported
> > by Brian Maher back in June of 1999 (see 
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/ldm/3049)
> > 
> > I can't find any resolution to this problem in the archive, do you know if 
> > there
> > was one?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Steven Danz
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> Well, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news for your person.  The new 
> version of the LDM will not run on an HPUX 11.0.  We're aware of the problem 
> but we're not sure how to fix it.  Unfortunately, the priority of the problem 
> is currently not very high on our list, in part due to other pressing issues 
> but also in part due to the fact that we don't have a support contract with 
> HPUX.  If your person is interested and willing to delve into this, any and 
> all information would be greatly appreciated.  I suspect a call to HP would 
> be in order.  
> 
> Regarding the configure script, although we were unable to run the software 
> on our HPUX 11.0, we were at least able to build it.  We didn't encounter 
> this particular problem.  Still, I will pass this information on.
> 
> I'm sorry the news isn't better.
> 
> Anne
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