Build problem for insight 6.4

Build problem for insight 6.4

[Guillaume Savaton]

Hi,

I am trying to build Insight 6.4 on a PC with Debian Etch (testing).

I did :

./configure --target=arm-elf --prefix=/usr/local/arm-elf
make

I got :

checking system version (for dynamic loading)... ./tcl/unix/configure:
line 7062: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
./tcl/unix/configure: line 7062: ` OSF*)'

I found what seems to be a syntax error at line 7048 of tcl/unix/configure

I changed :

	system=MP-RAS-`awk '{print }' /etc/.relid'`

into

	system=MP-RAS-`awk '{print }' /etc/.relid`

(removed last quote)

I retried both configure and make steps, and got :

checking system version (for dynamic loading)...
../../tcl/unix/configure: line 7282: syntax error near unexpected token `('
../../tcl/unix/configure: line 7282: `  case `(ac_space=' '; set | grep
ac_space) 2>&1` in'

This does not seem to be a syntax error :
When I try the following command on the bash command line, I get no
error message :

test=`(ac_space=' '; set | grep ac_space) 2>&1`

I suppose someone already succeeded building insight 6.4 with the
provided configure scripts and makefiles.
Does anybody see why I am having these error messages ?

Thanks for your help.

G. Savaton

Re: Build problem for insight 6.4

[Pete Klemm]

Guillaume Savaton <guillaume.savaton <at> eseo.fr> writes:


> 
> I am trying to build Insight 6.4 on a PC with Debian Etch (testing).
> 
> what seems to be a syntax error at line 7048 of tcl/unix/configure
> 
> I changed :
> 
> 	system=MP-RAS-`awk '{print }' /etc/.relid'`
> 
> into
> 
> 	system=MP-RAS-`awk '{print }' /etc/.relid`
> 
> (removed last quote)
> 

I am also using Debian Etch and I found the same syntax error in two other
locations and was able to build succesfully after fixing those:

They are at

  ..../tcl/unix/configure  line 5508

and

  ..../tk/unix/configure line 1952

Hope this helps!

Pete Klemm

Re: Build problem for insight 6.4

[Guillaume Savaton]

Pete Klemm a écrit :
>>what seems to be a syntax error at line 7048 of tcl/unix/configure
>>I changed :
>>	system=MP-RAS-`awk '{print }' /etc/.relid'`
>>into
>>	system=MP-RAS-`awk '{print }' /etc/.relid`
> 
> I am also using Debian Etch and I found the same syntax error in two other
> locations and was able to build succesfully after fixing those:
> 
> They are at
>   ..../tcl/unix/configure  line 5508
> and
>   ..../tk/unix/configure line 1952

I managed to build insight with this simple fix.
Shame on me for not finding the other two occurrences of the error.

So in the end it was really a syntax error.
I wonder why it was detected only on Debian Etch.

Thanks for your help.