# make install fails because GNU tar needed 5 messages from 2014-08-28 to 2014-08-30. Participants: dev, Jeff King, Matthieu Moy. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/37435 ## dev, 2014-08-28 14:16 Subject: make install fails because GNU tar needed Message-ID: <267282067.24350.1409235408562.JavaMail.vpopmail@webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/267282067.24350.1409235408562.JavaMail.vpopmail%40webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com ``` Well I am making progress in that I have what looks like a successful build. what fails next on the non-linux world is the next requirement for GNU tar for some reason : # gmake CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LD_OPTIONS" NEEDS_LIBICONV=Yes \ > SHELL_PATH=/usr/local/bin/bash \ > SANE_TOOL_PATH=/usr/local/bin \ > USE_LIBPCRE=1 LIBPCREDIR=/usr/local CURLDIR=/usr/local \ > EXPATDIR=/usr/local NEEDS_LIBINTL_BEFORE_LIBICONV=1 \ > NEEDS_SOCKET=1 NEEDS_RESOLV=1 USE_NSEC=1 \ > PERL_PATH=/usr/local/bin/perl \ > NO_PYTHON=1 DEFAULT_PAGER=/usr/xpg4/bin/more \ > DEFAULT_EDITOR=/usr/local/bin/vim DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT=man \ > prefix=/usr/local install > > ../git-2.0.4_SunOS5.10_sparcv9.006.install.log * new build flags "read-cache.c", line 780: warning: statement not reached "xdiff/xutils.c", line 180: warning: statement not reached Writing perl.mak for Git Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json /bin/sh: gtar: /bin/shnot found : gtar: not found gmake[1]: *** [install] Error 1 gmake: *** [install] Error 2 Well that is maddening. Is there some magic somewhere to use ordinary POSIX tar ? Also, what is shnot ? dev ``` ## Jeff King, 2014-08-28 14:50 Subject: Re: make install fails because GNU tar needed Message-ID: <20140828145056.GA26855@peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20140828145056.GA26855%40peff.net In-Reply-To: <267282067.24350.1409235408562.JavaMail.vpopmail@webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com> ``` On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:16:48AM -0400, dev wrote: > # gmake CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LD_OPTIONS" NEEDS_LIBICONV=Yes \ > > SHELL_PATH=/usr/local/bin/bash \ > > SANE_TOOL_PATH=/usr/local/bin \ > > USE_LIBPCRE=1 LIBPCREDIR=/usr/local CURLDIR=/usr/local \ > > EXPATDIR=/usr/local NEEDS_LIBINTL_BEFORE_LIBICONV=1 \ > > NEEDS_SOCKET=1 NEEDS_RESOLV=1 USE_NSEC=1 \ As an aside, you may be able to drop some of these defines. For example, we set NEEDS_SOCKET automatically on Solaris. See the "SunOS" section of config.mak.uname for the complete set of defaults. > Is there some magic somewhere to use ordinary POSIX tar ? gmake TAR=tar ? The default of gtar for Solaris dates back to 2005. There may have been a reason then that is no longer valid now, or there may be something besides "make install" which uses a more advanced feature. > /bin/sh: gtar: /bin/shnot found > : gtar: not found > gmake[1]: *** [install] Error 1 > gmake: *** [install] Error 2 > > [...] > > Also, what is shnot ? Two messages stepping on each other's toes? -Peff ``` ## dev, 2014-08-28 15:08 Subject: Re: make install fails because GNU tar needed Message-ID: <502287515.26012.1409238536022.JavaMail.vpopmail@webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/502287515.26012.1409238536022.JavaMail.vpopmail%40webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com In-Reply-To: <20140828145056.GA26855@peff.net> ``` On August 28, 2014 at 10:50 AM Jeff King wrote: > On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:16:48AM -0400, dev wrote: > > > # gmake CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LD_OPTIONS" NEEDS_LIBICONV=Yes \ > > > SHELL_PATH=/usr/local/bin/bash \ > > > SANE_TOOL_PATH=/usr/local/bin \ > > > USE_LIBPCRE=1 LIBPCREDIR=/usr/local CURLDIR=/usr/local \ > > > EXPATDIR=/usr/local NEEDS_LIBINTL_BEFORE_LIBICONV=1 \ > > > NEEDS_SOCKET=1 NEEDS_RESOLV=1 USE_NSEC=1 \ > > As an aside, you may be able to drop some of these defines. For > example, > we set NEEDS_SOCKET automatically on Solaris. See the "SunOS" section > of > config.mak.uname for the complete set of defaults. I figured as much but for the moment I am flailing along towards a nice working build first and then pray to the gods of complication for some kindness and simplification. :-) Thus far the build process seems to work fine. I have no idea if I can use SSH protocol as I would need to set up a dummy to test it. Everything else seems to work. I think. :-\ > > Is there some magic somewhere to use ordinary POSIX tar ? > > gmake TAR=tar ? ha .. yeah I guess. Actually I found a file called GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS : # cat GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS SHELL_PATH='/usr/local/bin/bash' PERL_PATH='/usr/local/bin/perl' DIFF='diff' PYTHON_PATH='/usr/bin/python' TAR='tar' NO_CURL='' USE_LIBPCRE='1' NO_PERL='' NO_PYTHON='1' NO_UNIX_SOCKETS='' NO_GETTEXT='' GETTEXT_POISON='' Funny looking options for NO_foo where I would think that a null string indicates that in fact I have foo? Because I do have curl and perl and most likely UNIX_SOCKETS. Regardless, I simply edited that file and three others to stop the search for gtar. > The default of gtar for Solaris dates back to 2005. There may have > been > a reason then that is no longer valid now, or there may be something > besides "make install" which uses a more advanced feature. Yes, I seem to recall that long long ago there were problems with old tar on Solaris 2.5.1 back in the 90's and then it carried forwards up to Solaris 7 or 8. The ultimate POSIX tar as well as tar that can archive or extract anything from anything is Joerg Schilling's star. http://sourceforge.net/projects/s-tar/ I use that nearly everywhere that I must ensure all metadata and data gets taken care of correctly and cross platform. However, hell will freeze over before we ever see it included in a distro or UNIX anywhere so for now tar will suffice. > > /bin/sh: gtar: /bin/shnot found > > : gtar: not found > > gmake[1]: *** [install] Error 1 > > gmake: *** [install] Error 2 > > > > [...] > > > > Also, what is shnot ? > > Two messages stepping on each other's toes? Yeah .. I saw that after I sent the email. dev ``` ## Matthieu Moy, 2014-08-28 15:26 Subject: Re: make install fails because GNU tar needed Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpqwq9sy6s8.fsf%40anie.imag.fr In-Reply-To: <502287515.26012.1409238536022.JavaMail.vpopmail@webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com> ``` dev writes: > Actually I found a file called GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS : That's a generated file (not included by the Makefile, but by some shell scripts later), don't edit it. Use config.mak for your build configuration. -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/ ``` ## dev, 2014-08-30 15:26 Subject: Re: make install fails because GNU tar needed Message-ID: <1977769443.25625.1409412402646.JavaMail.vpopmail@webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1977769443.25625.1409412402646.JavaMail.vpopmail%40webmail2.networksolutionsemail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On August 28, 2014 at 11:26 AM Matthieu Moy wrote: > dev writes: > > > Actually I found a file called GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS : > > That's a generated file (not included by the Makefile, but by some > shell > scripts later), don't edit it. Use config.mak for your build > configuration. good to know .. thanks. ```