Re: Error compiling gengetopt

[Rafel Amer Ramon <rafel.amer@upc.edu>]

El 26/11/20 a les 18:47, Ken Brown ha escrit:
> On 11/26/2020 12:25 PM, Rafel Amer Ramon wrote:
>> El 26/11/20 a les 17:31, Ken Brown ha escrit:
>>> [Please don't top-post on this list.]
>>>
>>> On 11/26/2020 10:51 AM, Rafel Amer Ramon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I get the same error with the bash terminal and directory 
>>>> /usr/local/src
>>>>
>>>> libtool: link: (cd .libs/libgengetopt.lax/libgnu.a && ar x 
>>>> "/usr/lacal/src/gengetopt-2.23/src/../gl/.libs/libgnu.a")
>>>>
>>>> libtool: error: object name conflicts in archive: 
>>>> .libs/libgengetopt.lax/libgnu.a//usr/local/src/gengetopt-2.23/src/../gl/.libs/libgnu.a 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> OK, my guess was wrong.
>>>
>>> I downloaded and built the package on my system without a problem, 
>>> so something specific to your setup is causing this. Do you see 
>>> anything suspicious earlier in the build?  You might try capturing a 
>>> log of the build and sending it as an attachment to see if anyone 
>>> here spots anything.  Also, please follow the problem-reporting 
>>> guide at https://cygwin.com/problems.html, including the part about 
>>> sending cygcheck output (as an attachment).
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I can't see anything strange. I attach the file cygcheck.out 
>> (cygcheck -s -v -r  > cygcheck.out),
>> and the file make.out (make > make.out 2>&1)
>
> I think your PATH might be the problem.  I see several warnings like 
> this in cygcheck.out:
>
>   Warning: C:\Windows\system32\bash.exe hides C:\cygwin64\bin\bash.exe
>
> And I also saw this in the configure.log that you sent me privately:
>
>   checking for tar... /cygdrive/c/Windows/system32/tar
>
> You need to be sure you're using Cygwin tools when building on 
> Cygwin.  Note that if you had been working in a Cygwin bash shell, 
> /etc/profile would have adjusted your profile appropriately.
>
> Ken

Hello,

yes, the problem was the PATH. I have changed the order of the 
directories in the PATH and now I can compile
successfully the gengetopt program.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Rafel Amer