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Re: configure script bug in 5.1.2?
- Subject: Re: configure script bug in 5.1.2?
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:04:36 -0600 (MDT)
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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