From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:13:10 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#21945 <21945@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#21945 <21945@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: Bug: Build dependency gperf Reply-To: bug#21945 <21945@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:13:10 +0000 retitle 21945 Bug: Build dependency gperf reassign 21945 diffutils submitter 21945 Stephan M=C3=BCller severity 21945 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Nov 17 12:43:45 2015 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Nov 2015 17:43:45 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41984 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZykIC-0005ij-Nl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:43:45 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35280) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZycxV-0006ys-Qz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:53:54 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZycxV-0007x5-0i for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:53:53 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:53372) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZycxU-0007x1-Tt for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:53:52 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45286) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZycxU-0004VI-5a for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:53:52 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZycxQ-0007sH-Vo for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:53:52 -0500 Received: from hermes.mathematik.hu-berlin.de ([141.20.53.110]:51523) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZycxQ-0007pC-PK for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:53:48 -0500 Received: from localhost (nil [127.0.0.1]) by hermes.mathematik.hu-berlin.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC7462D8932 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:53:46 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mathematik.hu-berlin.de Received: from hermes.mathematik.hu-berlin.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (hermes.mathematik.hu-berlin.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ivIYxwqVElUA for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:53:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from fuckup.fritz.box (adsl-89-217-233-109.adslplus.ch [89.217.233.109]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by hermes.mathematik.hu-berlin.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 87E082D8931 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:53:46 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:53:44 +0100 From: Stephan =?UTF-8?B?TcO8bGxlcg==?= To: bug-diffutils@gnu.org Subject: Bug: Build dependency gperf Message-ID: <20151117105344.77aa242e@fuckup.fritz.box> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.12.0 (GTK+ 2.24.28; i686-redhat-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:43:43 -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: -5.0 (-----) Hello, building difftools (from Oct 2015) fails without gperf. A check for gperf should be added to the configure script. I am not really into it, but autoconf should be able to recognize this dependency itself? Any Ideas? ~stephan From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Nov 28 23:30:57 2015 Received: (at 21945-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Nov 2015 04:30:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58637 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a2tdZ-0003N3-7F for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:30:57 -0500 Received: from mail-vk0-f51.google.com ([209.85.213.51]:33374) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a2tdE-0003Md-1Y for 21945-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:30:55 -0500 Received: by vkca188 with SMTP id a188so30168671vkc.0 for <21945-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=W3TUMpMjEmg0oSi/IstgVcDXLhfKL68yDfnT8YxVobc=; b=Rogywog+5oMba82s27FkeocLZWB6VMDS2gMAYPbiBcGH7NqLOpAEI3S1F3GkD0b/bt oKqIZoE5zae5R2NmCCRmwxvirAOeLMGNxYUZtDA82CCHTYpo0YRmTRWsNwj3D4bk2e7t VEsgK2QOB9kq5LJj0ZHY9vwJ1ajOWoGrdyaG9RU7PjDf/tuj0CMWXs4gzN61NrJQxvYL zWqBq6qqwFtl1nfJtFOITFJ5dunn83uWM8Nq2jIHUZjqYuxvrSEbYUGY9anL0s+UVie8 ukbouJYSmHKD3IqXDB9NLPGN+U46bbG+hhGz4KUJD+w6/OjeQS5ONM9WEMuKtD2v4Tjx UIRQ== X-Received: by 10.31.5.132 with SMTP id 126mr49238876vkf.107.1448771435267; Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:35 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.31.84.198 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20151117105344.77aa242e@fuckup.fritz.box> References: <20151117105344.77aa242e@fuckup.fritz.box> From: Jim Meyering Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:15 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: SP-I8HF5HZFsygSrB7i9gizUMPw Message-ID: Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#21945: Bug: Build dependency gperf To: =?UTF-8?Q?Stephan_M=C3=BCller?= Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=001a11440f82c294fa0525a6627e X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 21945-done Cc: 21945-done@debbugs.gnu.org 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: -0.7 (/) --001a11440f82c294fa0525a6627e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 1:53 AM, Stephan M=C3=BCller wrote: > Hello, > > building difftools (from Oct 2015) fails without gperf. A check for > gperf should be added to the configure script. > > I am not really into it, but autoconf should be able to recognize this > dependency itself? Any Ideas? Thank you for the report. That was a bug, indeed. The attached patch records the requirement in bootstrap.conf, so that those building from DVCS notice it. 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A check for >> gperf should be added to the configure script. >> >> I am not really into it, but autoconf should be able to recognize this >> dependency itself? Any Ideas? > > Thank you for the report. That was a bug, indeed. > The attached patch records the requirement in bootstrap.conf, > so that those building from DVCS notice it. Others should not > require gperf, because the gperf-generated files are always > generated and up-to-date in a distribution tarball. I have just pushed that patch. From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:13:10 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator