jim 98/04/21 14:00:44
Modified: src Configure PORTING
Log:
It's bogus to fail just because we don't
have an entry in conf.h for the OS... what the hell, give it a
try and continue with the build process. We may get lucky. And
even if we don't, we're in no worse shape than before. Besides,
we covered-our-asses because we told them all bets were off
Revision Changes Path
1.242 +6 -2 apache-1.3/src/Configure
Index: Configure
===================================================================
RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/src/Configure,v
retrieving revision 1.241
retrieving revision 1.242
diff -u -r1.241 -r1.242
--- Configure 1998/04/20 23:49:07 1.241
+++ Configure 1998/04/21 21:00:43 1.242
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@
DEF_WANTHSREGEX=yes
;;
*) # default: Catch systems we don't know about
+ OS='Unknown and unsupported OS'
echo Sorry, but we cannot grok \"$PLAT\"
echo uname -m
uname -m
@@ -671,8 +672,11 @@
echo [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don\'t wish to do the port
echo yourself, please submit this output rather than the patches.
echo Thank you
- exitcode=1
- exit 1
+ echo
+ echo Pressing on with the build process, but all bets are off.
+ echo Do not be surprised if it fails. If it works, and even
+ echo if it does not, please contact the above address.
+ echo
;;
esac
1.27 +7 -4 apache-1.3/src/PORTING
Index: PORTING
===================================================================
RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/src/PORTING,v
retrieving revision 1.26
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27
--- PORTING 1998/04/14 03:02:39 1.26
+++ PORTING 1998/04/21 21:00:43 1.27
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@
----------------------
Configure cannot Grok:
----------------------
-If this happens to you, then it means that Configure doesn't
-know how to configure and compile Apache for your OS. The first
-course of action is the easiest: Look in Configure and see if
-there are any OSs which are similar to yours.
+If this happens to you, then it means that Configure doesn't know
+how to configure and compile Apache for your OS. It will still try
+nonetheless, but at this point, all bets are off.
+
+The best solution if this happens to you is to make Apache aware
+of your OS. The first course of action is the easiest: Look in
+Configure and see if there are any OSs which are similar to yours.
For example, let's say that your OS is similar to HP-UX, but that
GuessOS returns "foobar-intel-hubble". You would then edit
