From unknown Fri Aug 15 16:24:22 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#8511: Sort error in makefile Resent-From: Harpal Shergill Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 8511 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 8511@debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gzip@gnu.org, cygwin@cygwin.com X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org, bug-gzip@gnu.org, cygwin@cygwin.com Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.130298192127638 (code B ref -1); Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:26:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2011 19:25:21 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBB7Q-0007Bi-TY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:25:21 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsX-0006qC-Fx for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsR-0002l8-EI for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:52 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RFC_ABUSE_POST,T_DKIM_INVALID, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:42935) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsR-0002l4-Cp for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:51 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:48786) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsQ-0005ye-Iw for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:51 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsP-0002kn-Ox for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:50 -0400 Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41]:60256) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsP-0002kj-MX; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:49 -0400 Received: by vws4 with SMTP id 4so3730280vws.0 for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:09:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=2cqOpKb5B2t9U2ycuSg5pNv2l8PUQqnlB0v8IkpgOxY=; b=UCxUx0JSK1LKvCFGvFgW0m0kyTZ8wpuqa4lc565tRa5r/D6s9OLQYz0CnhU3V0rzrW 6IDhVwbF6rqmviyeX8eASAgXMFyoUrTpHYE+4Lu5atJFRQ9F4s/1DvNAxqn236kTSsNQ NJftmVOEQV3MgwEEBZAH9m0Ip5J/wC3FWYyvU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; b=xR1HxWn+Lu9VtdR6xCMy5yEN7Z/TsZ2HSkpJv8htkBL28zMrnohDHi0Uaxs0HQ31zz PBsEDUaISOLWi/ONnzeG6AfD0SsrPcr5A17qLARw+350c+EGN6J1LfLnRvlqv8BQ0b2q sKQ23Zo+BIMPyUWyXaeUYV6YcUe6iZChFfXA0= Received: by 10.220.5.129 with SMTP id 1mr902476vcv.169.1302980989150; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:09:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.71.85 with HTTP; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:09:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Harpal Shergill Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:29 -0400 Message-ID: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:25:19 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) --0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, I have a makefile which does the following: 1. grab a .gz file from server using wget -- works fine 2. extract the data from .gz file to new file based on filter using ZCAT -- works fine 3. sort the data from based on specific field and saves the data into a new file -- DOES NOT WORK - command looks like this: sort -t: -k2n outputFile - this command works perfectly on command line of cygwin BUT fails through makefile - Error says: Input file specified two times. I tried to search on this online but couldn't get any info. Can you please help and show me what's wrong? In make file i have this command enclosed with "`" character. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Harpal --0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello,

I have =A0a makefile which does the following:
  1. grab a .gz file from server using wget -- works fine
    2. extract the data from .gz file to new file based on filter using ZCAT -- = works fine
  2. sort the data from based on specific=A0field=A0and saves the data into = a new file -- DOES NOT WORK
  • command looks like this: sort = -t: -k2n <inputFile> outputFile
  • this command works perfectly = on command line of cygwin BUT fails through makefile
  • Error says: Input file specified two times.
I tried to se= arch on this online but couldn't get any info. Can you please help and = show me what's wrong? In make file i have this command enclosed with &q= uot;`" character. Any feedback on this would be greatly=A0appreciated.= =A0

Thank you.

Harpal
--0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710-- From unknown Fri Aug 15 16:24:22 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#8511: Sort error in makefile References: Resent-From: "Alan Curry" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:46:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 8511 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: harpalshergill@gmail.com (Harpal Shergill) Cc: 8511@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 8511-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B8511.130299390912156 (code B ref 8511); Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:46:02 +0000 Received: (at 8511) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2011 22:45:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBEEm-0003A1-Hy for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:45:08 -0400 Received: from c-67-162-90-113.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([67.162.90.113] helo=kosh.dhis.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBEEk-00039J-EY for 8511@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:45:07 -0400 Received: (qmail 13628 invoked by uid 1000); 16 Apr 2011 22:45:00 -0000 Message-ID: <20110416224500.13627.qmail@kosh.dhis.org> From: "Alan Curry" Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:45:00 -0500 (GMT+5) In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) Harpal Shergill writes: > > Hello, > > I have a makefile which does the following: > > 1. grab a .gz file from server using wget -- works fine > 2. extract the data from .gz file to new file based on filter using ZCAT > -- works fine > 3. sort the data from based on specific field and saves the data into a > new file -- DOES NOT WORK > > > - command looks like this: sort -t: -k2n outputFile > - this command works perfectly on command line of cygwin BUT fails > through makefile > - Error says: Input file specified two times. > > I tried to search on this online but couldn't get any info. Can you please > help and show me what's wrong? In make file i have this command enclosed > with "`" character. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Your makefile is running the DOS/Windows sort command instead of the GNU/cygwin sort. Use a full path like /whatever/cygwin/bin/sort to make it use the right one. cygwin's bug, if a bug at all... -- Alan Curry From unknown Fri Aug 15 16:24:22 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Harpal Shergill Subject: bug#8511: closed (Re: bug#8511: Sort error in makefile) Message-ID: References: <87bp05gzp6.fsf@rho.meyering.net> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 8511 X-Gnu-PR-Package: coreutils Reply-To: 8511@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:28:01 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1303021681-17916-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1303021681-17916-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #8511: Sort error in makefile which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 8511@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 8511: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D8511 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1303021681-17916-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 8511-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Apr 2011 06:27:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBLSB-0004eE-LC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:27:27 -0400 Received: from mx.meyering.net ([82.230.74.64]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBLS9-0004e0-Ll for 8511-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:27:26 -0400 Received: by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister, from userid 1000) id 1F8856012A; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:27:18 +0200 (CEST) From: Jim Meyering To: "Alan Curry" Subject: Re: bug#8511: Sort error in makefile In-Reply-To: <20110416224500.13627.qmail@kosh.dhis.org> (Alan Curry's message of "Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:45:00 -0500 (GMT+5)") References: <20110416224500.13627.qmail@kosh.dhis.org> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:27:17 +0200 Message-ID: <87bp05gzp6.fsf@rho.meyering.net> Lines: 15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 8511-done Cc: 8511-done@debbugs.gnu.org, Harpal Shergill X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) tags 8511 notabug close 8511 thanks Alan Curry wrote: ... > Your makefile is running the DOS/Windows sort command instead of the > GNU/cygwin sort. Use a full path like /whatever/cygwin/bin/sort to make it > use the right one. > > cygwin's bug, if a bug at all... Hi Alan, Thanks for replying. I'm closing this issue. ------------=_1303021681-17916-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Apr 2011 19:25:21 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBB7Q-0007Bi-TY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:25:21 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsX-0006qC-Fx for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsR-0002l8-EI for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:52 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RFC_ABUSE_POST,T_DKIM_INVALID, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:42935) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsR-0002l4-Cp for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:51 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:48786) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsQ-0005ye-Iw for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:51 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsP-0002kn-Ox for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:50 -0400 Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41]:60256) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QBAsP-0002kj-MX; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:49 -0400 Received: by vws4 with SMTP id 4so3730280vws.0 for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:09:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=2cqOpKb5B2t9U2ycuSg5pNv2l8PUQqnlB0v8IkpgOxY=; b=UCxUx0JSK1LKvCFGvFgW0m0kyTZ8wpuqa4lc565tRa5r/D6s9OLQYz0CnhU3V0rzrW 6IDhVwbF6rqmviyeX8eASAgXMFyoUrTpHYE+4Lu5atJFRQ9F4s/1DvNAxqn236kTSsNQ NJftmVOEQV3MgwEEBZAH9m0Ip5J/wC3FWYyvU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; b=xR1HxWn+Lu9VtdR6xCMy5yEN7Z/TsZ2HSkpJv8htkBL28zMrnohDHi0Uaxs0HQ31zz PBsEDUaISOLWi/ONnzeG6AfD0SsrPcr5A17qLARw+350c+EGN6J1LfLnRvlqv8BQ0b2q sKQ23Zo+BIMPyUWyXaeUYV6YcUe6iZChFfXA0= Received: by 10.220.5.129 with SMTP id 1mr902476vcv.169.1302980989150; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:09:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.71.85 with HTTP; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:09:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Harpal Shergill Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:09:29 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Sort error in makefile To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org, bug-gzip@gnu.org, cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:25:19 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) --0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, I have a makefile which does the following: 1. grab a .gz file from server using wget -- works fine 2. extract the data from .gz file to new file based on filter using ZCAT -- works fine 3. sort the data from based on specific field and saves the data into a new file -- DOES NOT WORK - command looks like this: sort -t: -k2n outputFile - this command works perfectly on command line of cygwin BUT fails through makefile - Error says: Input file specified two times. I tried to search on this online but couldn't get any info. Can you please help and show me what's wrong? In make file i have this command enclosed with "`" character. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Harpal --0022152d7e9301e82704a10de710 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello,

I have =A0a makefile which does the following:
  1. grab a .gz file from server using wget -- works fine
    2. extract the data from .gz file to new file based on filter using ZCAT -- = works fine
  2. sort the data from based on specific=A0field=A0and saves the data into = a new file -- DOES NOT WORK
  • command looks like this: sort = -t: -k2n <inputFile> outputFile
  • this command works perfectly = on command line of cygwin BUT fails through makefile
  • Error says: Input file specified two times.
I tried to se= arch on this online but couldn't get any info. Can you please help and = show me what's wrong? In make file i have this command enclosed with &q= uot;`" character. Any feedback on this would be greatly=A0appreciated.= =A0

Thank you.

Harpal
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