20000914: 20000914: compile error on Linux for McIDAS-X

>From: Robert Benites <address@hidden>
>Organization: UNCA
>Keywords: 200009141532.e8EFWQb27728 McIDAS-X servutil.c Linux

Bob,

>Thanks for your prompt response!

No problem.

re: Linux is not standardized
>So true!

>Here's a diff of servutil.c with a file which contains your suggested
>change:
>
>308c308,309
><          rc == GLOB_NOMATCH || rc == GLOB_ABORTED )
>---
>>          rc == GLOB_NOCHECK || rc == GLOB_ABEND )
>>      /*         rc == GLOB_NOMATCH || rc == GLOB_ABORTED )*/
>
>FYI, here's the full original code fragment:
>
>    rc = glob( filename, GLOB_NOSORT, NULL, &matches );
>
>    if ( rc == GLOB_NOSPACE ||
>#if defined(FREEBSD)         /* <<<<< UPC mod 990731 - Plymouth FreeBSD >>>>> 
> */
>         rc == GLOB_NOCHECK || rc == GLOB_ABEND )
>#else
>         rc == GLOB_NOMATCH || rc == GLOB_ABORTED )
>#endif
>
>As you suspected it was because of a difference between the different
>flavors of Linux. I believe this machine is running Slackware, but I'm
>not sure which version. If the output of the uname command is to be
>believed:
>
>       Linux storm2 2.0.35 #57 Tue Oct 13 23:02:53 CDT 1998 i586 unknown
>
>It's an old version of the kernel.

I think that it is Slackware.  I remember Jim Heimbach telling me that
he was using Slackware 'cause he had used it before and felt
comfortable with it.

>The "make all" completed without error. But when I tried doing the
>make install.all, I see:
>
>     storm2:~/mcidas7.6/src> make install.all
>     make: ERROR: Lack files needed for install: decoder
>
>     You must do a 'make' before doing a 'make install'
>
>     make: *** [chkgen] Error 1
>
>I did just a plain make to see if that would build what was needed and
>the output was:
>
>    ##########################################
>    Thu Sep 14 17:02:14 EDT 2000: BUILD BEGIN
>    ##########################################
>
>    link    decoder:                done
>
>    ##########################################
>    Thu Sep 14 17:02:23 EDT 2000: BUILD END
>    ##########################################
>
>But with the same error when I tried the "make install.all" again.
>
>Any suggestions:

Please send in the section in ~mcidas/mcidas7.6/src/makelog that
relates to the build of 'decoder'.  Since 'decoder' is not used by
McIDAS-X or XCD in your context, you can get past this by a simply
'touch decoder'.  The installation will then continue since the file
will exist (even though it will/should be zero length).

The only reason I am not real keen on finding out and patching
decoder.cp is that it is a _real_ bugger.  The fact that it is not used
at all just screams at me to not worry about it (it is used in
conjunction with another McIDAS product that you do not have and are
not likely to ever have).

Tom