Configuration of TWiki on FreeBSD 6.1 release leaves one warning:
Well, it does say it may cause problems, not that it will.
I am reluctant to make that RE any more complex. I am regrading this to Low as it is a nicety, I think. Also setting to Actioning, as the analysis is clear.
CC
It appears that we no longer check the version of
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Topic revision: 28 Mar 2011, GeorgeClark
patch Warning: 'patch' program was found on the PATH but is not GNU patch - this may cause problems. Patch version 2.1However, FreeBSD's patch is based on GNU patch. It's sources live in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch. The problem is caused by
_checkGnuProgram in $TWiki_sth/bin/configure.
patch --version on FreeBSD will show
jahns@eagle bin > patch --version Patch version 2.1The regexp in
_checkGnuProgram will fail as a result.
Well, it does say it may cause problems, not that it will.
I am reluctant to make that RE any more complex. I am regrading this to Low as it is a nicety, I think. Also setting to Actioning, as the analysis is clear.
CC
It appears that we no longer check the version of patch. However that's still a bit of an issue because Solaris patch is not usable by Foswiki. In any event this particular issue is No Action Required.
-- GeorgeClark - 28 Mar 2011
| ItemTemplate edit | |
|---|---|
| Summary | configure warning on FreeBSD 6.1 release |
| ReportedBy | TWiki:Main.VolkerJahns |
| Codebase | |
| SVN Range | TWiki-4.1, Tue, 28 Nov 2006, build 12081 |
| AppliesTo | Engine |
| Component | Configure |
| Priority | Low |
| CurrentState | No Action Required |
| WaitingFor | |
| Checkins | |
| TargetRelease | n/a |
| ReleasedIn | n/a |
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