[ECOS] Redhat 6.0 patch problems

[ECOS] Redhat 6.0 patch problems

[Trevor Kilgore]

Hi,

I downloaded ecosSWtools-arm-990321-src.tar.gz from 
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos/install-linux.html and have been following 
all the instructions for installing the toolchain on my Red Hat Linux 6.0.  
I have been having problems applying the Redhat 6.0 patch though.  I keep 
getting the following message:
patching file './tcl/generic/tclPosixStr.c'
Hunk #1 FAILED at 336.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 783.
2 of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to ./tcl/generic/tclPosixSTR.C.rej
patching file './expect/exp_strf.c'

I have re-installed Linux many times and have gone through this process over 
and over again with no luck.  Actually, earlier I was getting a different 
message.  It kept on telling my that the patch suddenly ended in the middle 
of a command or something like that.  Regardless, I still was not able to 
build the tools.  For some reason the directories (or tools) were not being 
built under /usr/cygnus/ecosSWtools-arm-990321.

I am relative new to Linux/Unix but I checked all .bash_profile's and found 
no . in the path.  I am also quite sure that there are no Windows CRLF line 
endings in the patch.  As I said, I have followed the instructions on the 
Web site many times.  One possible factor, (although I doubt it) is that 
there is relatively little space on my Hard drive, a little over 350M after 
ecosSWtools-arm-990321-src.tar.gz is unzipped.  That should be enough 
shouldn't it?

Anyway, I'm probably doing a few things wrong and will appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Trevor

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Re: [ECOS] Redhat 6.0 patch problems

[Jonathan Larmour]

Trevor Kilgore wrote:
> I downloaded ecosSWtools-arm-990321-src.tar.gz from
> http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos/install-linux.html and have been following
> all the instructions for installing the toolchain on my Red Hat Linux 6.0.
> I have been having problems applying the Redhat 6.0 patch though.  I keep
> getting the following message:
> patching file './tcl/generic/tclPosixStr.c'
> Hunk #1 FAILED at 336.
> Hunk #2 FAILED at 783.
> 2 of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to ./tcl/generic/tclPosixSTR.C.rej
> patching file './expect/exp_strf.c'

Are you sure you downloaded the correct patch, i.e. ecos-arm-rh6.patch? The
best way to save the patch using a web browser is to shift click on the
patch link. That should bring up a dialog box asking you to save the patch
in a file somewhere. Did you do that, or did you cut-and-paste?

I also notice that it is saving the file to "tclPosixSTR.C.rej" rather than
"tclPosixStr.c.rej". Is that just a transcription error on your part? If
not, it  could indicate the patch is not correct.
 
> I have re-installed Linux many times and have gone through this process over
> and over again with no luck.  Actually, earlier I was getting a different
> message.  It kept on telling my that the patch suddenly ended in the middle
> of a command or something like that.  Regardless, I still was not able to
> build the tools.  For some reason the directories (or tools) were not being
> built under /usr/cygnus/ecosSWtools-arm-990321.

Can you give some more detailed information? How far did you get? Was there
an error message? Admittedly if the patch didn't apply correctly then that
would indeed be a good reason for the build failing :-/.
 
> I am relative new to Linux/Unix but I checked all .bash_profile's and found
> no . in the path.  I am also quite sure that there are no Windows CRLF line
> endings in the patch.  As I said, I have followed the instructions on the
> Web site many times.  One possible factor, (although I doubt it) is that
> there is relatively little space on my Hard drive, a little over 350M after
> ecosSWtools-arm-990321-src.tar.gz is unzipped.  That should be enough
> shouldn't it?

Patching the files should only need a few K :-).

Jifl
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