From unknown Mon Aug 18 15:40:17 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#19928: Bug: no INSTALL file Resent-From: Lukasz Dorau Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-grep@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:49:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 19928 X-GNU-PR-Package: grep X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 19928@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-grep@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.142471013821874 (code B ref -1); Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:49:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Feb 2015 16:48:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51591 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YPwBl-0005gj-Uf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:48:58 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46567) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YPvWJ-0003Dp-Qa for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:08 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YPvWI-0001LM-H5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:07 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,T_DKIM_INVALID,WEIRD_PORT autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:33048) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YPvWI-0001LH-Eh for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:06 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48283) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YPvWH-0001os-Bx for bug-grep@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:06 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YPvWE-0001Kn-No for bug-grep@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:05 -0500 Received: from mail-la0-x243.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c03::243]:34800) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YPvWE-0001KI-Gn for bug-grep@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:06:02 -0500 Received: by labge10 with SMTP id ge10so4176372lab.1 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:06:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=k1vHE3jlefNHhhPhF5LTMh9Wgjlhd758sYaC/izPqVw=; b=xIwxIIhnXmVrpgHrKsoEzz4J2FzvPuY1rJIeQ6ukA8yDu/d8hp5siuXgOIQgP3Jb7R B16mhi2u4Di6ExSHyqTYWnR7/p6S6MxXuedw4RodYeaNFagMfXESwOykDXf/UCZmbGc/ hrc9ty4zcAwkNwSl+k+hVxH3a+Y2A9BXNWipZeYZwz+PILC07tF1v2MXIKHx8XhFsJMs 5AIxGTvCYI5hDTB1gEYV6ddJNhtkATouIyn9QDqp4mOZnz7WNb8sFAJf/zVg7DW4Ima8 mvHaLBdTojz4sqV458x9BzT8zkGV8Q04jcA/ebVe5r0sDFmBjj7TagmcdhYsUID+J2vv +kNA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.121.66 with SMTP id li2mr10562232lab.40.1424707560565; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:06:00 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.12.65 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:06:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:06:00 +0100 Message-ID: From: Lukasz Dorau Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0112c8860e7154050fc39463 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:48:56 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) --089e0112c8860e7154050fc39463 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 There is no INSTALL file at the commit: $ git log -1 commit 3d6cd2129e0454c537b315ce0a3aab8e032fa76a Author: Jim Meyering Date: Wed Feb 11 12:12:23 2015 -0800 maint: use ASAN-poisoning more carefully I have tried to install grep in the following way and it failed: $ autoconf --version autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.63 Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille. $ autoconf configure.ac:69: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure.ac:72: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE configure.ac:74: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_SILENT_RULES configure.ac:182: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION configure.ac:183: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT configure.ac:189: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONDITIONAL $ ./configure configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in build-aux "."/build-aux Lukasz --089e0112c8860e7154050fc39463 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There is no INSTALL file at the commit:
$ git log -1
commit 3d6cd2129e0454c537b315ce0a3aab8e0= 32fa76a
Author: Jim Meyering <meyering@fb.com>
Date: =C2=A0 Wed Feb 11 12:12:23 2015 = -0800

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 maint: use ASAN-poisoning more= carefully


I have tried to install = grep in the following way and it failed:

$ au= toconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.63
Copyr= ight (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv2+: GNU = GPL version 2 or later
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

$ autoconf
configure.ac:69: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DI= RS
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 If this token and others are legitimate, = please use m4_pattern_allow.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 See the Autocon= f documentation.
configure.ac:= 72: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
configure.ac:74: error: possibly undefined = macro: AM_SILENT_RULES
config= ure.ac:182: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION
configure.ac:183: error: pos= sibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT
configure.ac:189: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONDITIO= NAL

$ ./configure=C2=A0
configure: error= : cannot find install-sh or install.sh in build-aux "."/build-aux=

Lukasz

--089e0112c8860e7154050fc39463-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 15:40:17 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.503 (Entity 5.503) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Lukasz Dorau Subject: bug#19928: closed (Re: bug#19928: Bug: no INSTALL file) Message-ID: References: <54EB7655.3070004@cs.ucla.edu> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 19928 X-Gnu-PR-Package: grep Reply-To: 19928@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:51:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1424717462-17072-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1424717462-17072-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #19928: Bug: no INSTALL file which was filed against the grep package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 19928@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 19928: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D19928 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1424717462-17072-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 19928-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Feb 2015 18:50:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55794 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YPy50-0004QC-AP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:50:06 -0500 Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.62]:38137) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YPy4x-0004PZ-VN for 19928-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:50:04 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC1E4A60007; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:49:57 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp.cs.ucla.edu Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id MAXJf8I4BlA6; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:49:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU (Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU [131.179.64.200]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5208FA60005; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:49:57 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <54EB7655.3070004@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:49:57 -0800 From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lukasz Dorau , 19928-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#19928: Bug: no INSTALL file References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------000908060305060200020405" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 19928-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000908060305060200020405 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 02/23/2015 08:06 AM, Lukasz Dorau wrote: > There is no INSTALL file There's not supposed to be an INSTALL file in a git checkout. Instead, please read README-hacking. I installed the attached change to README to help explain this. --------------000908060305060200020405 Content-Type: text/x-patch; name="0001-Cover-the-non-INSTALL-case.patch" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="0001-Cover-the-non-INSTALL-case.patch" >From 1938fb7827db3874a3325fafa76b684a7718060a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:47:08 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Cover the non-INSTALL case * README: Mention what to do if there is no INSTALL file. Fixes: bug#19928 --- README | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index c4959fe..e41c161 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ will run more slowly, however.) See the files AUTHORS and THANKS for a list of authors and other contributors. See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions. +If there is no INSTALL file, this copy of the source code is intended +for expert hackers; please see the file README-hacking. 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X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:48:56 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) --089e0112c8860e7154050fc39463 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 There is no INSTALL file at the commit: $ git log -1 commit 3d6cd2129e0454c537b315ce0a3aab8e032fa76a Author: Jim Meyering Date: Wed Feb 11 12:12:23 2015 -0800 maint: use ASAN-poisoning more carefully I have tried to install grep in the following way and it failed: $ autoconf --version autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.63 Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille. $ autoconf configure.ac:69: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. configure.ac:72: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE configure.ac:74: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_SILENT_RULES configure.ac:182: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION configure.ac:183: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT configure.ac:189: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONDITIONAL $ ./configure configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in build-aux "."/build-aux Lukasz --089e0112c8860e7154050fc39463 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There is no INSTALL file at the commit:
$ git log -1
commit 3d6cd2129e0454c537b315ce0a3aab8e0= 32fa76a
Author: Jim Meyering <meyering@fb.com>
Date: =C2=A0 Wed Feb 11 12:12:23 2015 = -0800

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 maint: use ASAN-poisoning more= carefully


I have tried to install = grep in the following way and it failed:

$ au= toconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.63
Copyr= ight (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv2+: GNU = GPL version 2 or later
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

$ autoconf
configure.ac:69: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DI= RS
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 If this token and others are legitimate, = please use m4_pattern_allow.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 See the Autocon= f documentation.
configure.ac:= 72: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
configure.ac:74: error: possibly undefined = macro: AM_SILENT_RULES
config= ure.ac:182: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION
configure.ac:183: error: pos= sibly undefined macro: AM_GNU_GETTEXT
configure.ac:189: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_CONDITIO= NAL

$ ./configure=C2=A0
configure: error= : cannot find install-sh or install.sh in build-aux "."/build-aux=

Lukasz

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