Front page | perl.perl5.porters |
Postings from August 2009
Re: 5.10.1 is released
Thread Previous
|
Thread Next
From:
The Doctor
Date:
August 24, 2009 07:18
Subject:
Re: 5.10.1 is released
Message ID:
20090824141833.GB23544@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 09:43:35AM -0400, Jesse Vincent wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sun 23.Aug'09 at 23:04:10 -0600, The Doctor wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 10:53:44PM -0400, jesse wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 08:43:39PM -0600, The Doctor wrote:
> > > > Hate to spoil the fun but in a compile I am running into
> > > >
> > > > Running Makefile.PL in ext/DB_File
> > > > ../../miniperl -I../../lib Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=perl INSTALLMAN1DIR=none INSTALLMAN3DIR=none PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.so LINKTYPE=dynamic
> > > > Parsing config.in...
> > > > Looks Good.
> > > > 11 from ext/DB_File's Makefile.PL at make_ext.pl line 301.
> > > > Warning: No Makefile!
> > > > make: don't know how to make config. Stop
> > > > make config PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.so LINKTYPE=dynamic failed, continuing anyway...
> > > > Making all in ext/DB_File
> > > > make all PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.so LINKTYPE=dynamic
> > > > make: don't know how to make all. Stop
> > > > Unsuccessful make(ext/DB_File): code=512 at make_ext.pl line 360.
> > > > *** Error code 2
> > >
> > > Can you tell us something about the platform you're building on?
> >
> > BSD/OS 4.3.1 all patches in.
>
> So, it looks like BSD/OS 4.3.1 is an older version of a commercial
> operating system which was discontinued when Wind River bought BSDi
> about 5 years ago. From a bit of googling, it looks like you're
> involved in most of mailinglist discussions about BSD/OS at this point.
>
> BSD/OS has all the markings of a platform p5p can't support without an
> active porter running smokes and committed to maintaining the port.
>
> Are you up for volunteering to keep the BSD/OS port up to date by
> (at a bare minimum) setting up regular smokes and helping to isolate
> failures?
>
> For discussion of how to set up a smoker, see this list's archives
> from the past week.
>
I keep the BSD/OS alive for 2 reasons:
1) waiting for improvements on 64-bit CPU (FreeBSD 7.2 answers this)
2) Older systems can expose flaws in new stuff.
I will look up the smoke concept in a bit.
> Best,
> Jesse
>
--
Member - Liberal International This is doctor@nl2k.ab.ca
Ici doctor@nl2k.ab.ca God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
Never Satan President Republic!
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God". They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. - Ps 53:1
Thread Previous
|
Thread Next