Hi,
FreeBSD 13.1 'make', NetBSD 9.0 'make', AIX 7.1 and 7.2 'make' are perfectly
fine for building many GNU packages, even as VPATH builds.
Jim Meyering has now put out a tarball for testing, that uses bleeding-edge
Automake:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/platform-testers/2023-02/msg00012.html
When I build this tarball on FreeBSD, NetBSD, or AIX — in srcdir or as a
VPATH build, does not matter —, the build fails, like this:
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...
CC libgreputils_a-getopt1.o
CC libgreputils_a-getprogname.o
make: 1254-002 Cannot find a rule to create target malloc/.dirstamp from
dependencies.
Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 2.
Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 2.
Stop.
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This is a regression, caused by the bleeding-edge Automake, because when I
unpack the tarball and then (with Automake 1.16.5 in $PATH) do
aclocal -I m4
automake
touch configure
touch config.hin
it does not exhibit this build failure any more.
Find attached the diff between lib/Makefile (that fails) and lib/Makefile
(that comes from Automake 1.16.5 and works fine). You can see that with
individual rules for malloc/$(am__dirstamp), glthread/$(am__dirstamp),
unistr/$(am__dirstamp), uniwidth/$(am__dirstamp) the build works fine,
whereas with the pattern rule
%/$(am__dirstamp)
it fails.
I guess that the commit "dirstamp: switch to a pattern rule" is the culprit.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=automake.git;a=commitdiff;h=55f8fcfd08cbf15d65d61dd2db934b6c3171cf06
Bruno
--- grep-3.8.35-c860/build/lib/Makefile 2023-02-28 10:01:18.623558000 +0100
+++ grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build/lib/Makefile 2023-02-28 13:26:12.610679000 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.16i from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.16.5 from Makefile.am.
# lib/Makefile. Generated from Makefile.in by configure.
-# Copyright (C) 1994-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1994-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# This Makefile.in is free software; the Free Software Foundation
# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@
test $$has_opt = yes
am__make_dryrun = (target_option=n; $(am__make_running_with_option))
am__make_keepgoing = (target_option=k; $(am__make_running_with_option))
-am__rm_f = rm -f $(am__rm_f_notfound)
-am__rm_rf = rm -rf $(am__rm_f_notfound)
am__cd = CDPATH="$${ZSH_VERSION+.}$(PATH_SEPARATOR)" && cd
install_sh_DATA = $(install_sh) -c -m 644
install_sh_PROGRAM = $(install_sh) -c
@@ -446,7 +444,6 @@
am__v_AR_0 = @echo " AR " $@;
am__v_AR_1 =
libgreputils_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
-libgreputils_a_RANLIB = $(RANLIB)
am__DEPENDENCIES_1 =
LIBOBJDIR = ../gnulib-tests/
am__dirstamp = $(am__leading_dot)dirstamp
@@ -951,7 +948,7 @@
pkgincludedir = ${includedir}/${PACKAGE}
pkglibdir = ${libdir}/${PACKAGE}
pkglibexecdir = ${libexecdir}/${PACKAGE}
-ACLOCAL = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux/missing' aclocal-1.16
+ACLOCAL = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux/missing' aclocal-1.16
ALLOCA =
ALLOCA_H = alloca.h
AMTAR = $${TAR-tar}
@@ -960,9 +957,9 @@
AR = ar
ARFLAGS = cr
ASSERT_H = assert.h
-AUTOCONF = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux/missing' autoconf
-AUTOHEADER = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux/missing' autoheader
-AUTOMAKE = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux/missing' automake-1.16
+AUTOCONF = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux/missing' autoconf
+AUTOHEADER = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux/missing' autoheader
+AUTOMAKE = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux/missing' automake-1.16
AWK = nawk
BITSIZEOF_PTRDIFF_T =
BITSIZEOF_SIG_ATOMIC_T =
@@ -985,6 +982,7 @@
ECHO_C =
ECHO_N = -n
ECHO_T =
+EGREP = @EGREP@
EMULTIHOP_HIDDEN =
EMULTIHOP_VALUE =
ENOLINK_HIDDEN =
@@ -1803,7 +1801,7 @@
LTLIBOBJS =
LTLIBSIGSEGV =
LTLIBTHREAD =
-MAKEINFO = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux/missing' makeinfo
+MAKEINFO = ${SHELL} '/home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux/missing' makeinfo
MBRTOWC_LIB =
MKDIR_P = mkdir -p
MSGFMT = /home/bruno/bin/msgfmt
@@ -2216,19 +2214,17 @@
XGETTEXT = /home/bruno/bin/xgettext
XGETTEXT_015 = /home/bruno/bin/xgettext
XGETTEXT_EXTRA_OPTIONS = --flag=error:3:c-format --flag=error_at_line:5:c-format --keyword='proper_name:1,"This is a proper name. See the gettext manual, section Names."' --keyword='proper_name_utf8:1,"This is a proper name. See the gettext manual, section Names."'
-abs_aux_dir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux
-abs_builddir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build/lib
-abs_srcdir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build/../lib
-abs_top_builddir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build
-abs_top_srcdir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build/..
+abs_aux_dir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux
+abs_builddir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build/lib
+abs_srcdir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build/../lib
+abs_top_builddir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build
+abs_top_srcdir = /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build/..
ac_ct_CC = cc -ferror-limit=0
am__include = include
am__leading_dot = .
am__quote =
-am__rm_f_notfound =
am__tar = $${TAR-tar} chof - "$$tardir"
am__untar = $${TAR-tar} xf -
-am__xargs_n = xargs -n
bindir = ${exec_prefix}/bin
bindir_c = "/home/bruno/bin"
bindir_c_make = \"$(bindir)\"
@@ -2274,7 +2270,7 @@
infodir = ${datarootdir}/info
infodir_c = "/home/bruno/share/info"
infodir_c_make = \"$(infodir)\"
-install_sh = ${SHELL} /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860/build-aux/install-sh
+install_sh = ${SHELL} /home/bruno/grep-3.8.35-c860-fixed/build-aux/install-sh
libdir = ${exec_prefix}/lib
libdir_c = "/home/bruno/lib"
libdir_c_make = \"$(libdir)\"
@@ -2564,11 +2560,17 @@
$(am__aclocal_m4_deps):
clean-noinstLIBRARIES:
- -$(am__rm_f) $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
-%/$(am__dirstamp):
- @$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)
- @: >>$@
+ -test -z "$(noinst_LIBRARIES)" || rm -f $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
+../gnulib-tests/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) ../gnulib-tests/
+ @: > ../gnulib-tests/$(am__dirstamp)
../gnulib-tests/alloca.$(OBJEXT): ../gnulib-tests/$(am__dirstamp)
+malloc/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) malloc
+ @: > malloc/$(am__dirstamp)
+malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) malloc/$(DEPDIR)
+ @: > malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
malloc/libgreputils_a-dynarray_at_failure.$(OBJEXT): \
malloc/$(am__dirstamp) malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
malloc/libgreputils_a-dynarray_emplace_enlarge.$(OBJEXT): \
@@ -2579,16 +2581,34 @@
malloc/$(am__dirstamp) malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
malloc/libgreputils_a-dynarray_resize_clear.$(OBJEXT): \
malloc/$(am__dirstamp) malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+glthread/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) glthread
+ @: > glthread/$(am__dirstamp)
+glthread/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) glthread/$(DEPDIR)
+ @: > glthread/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
glthread/libgreputils_a-lock.$(OBJEXT): glthread/$(am__dirstamp) \
glthread/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
glthread/libgreputils_a-threadlib.$(OBJEXT): glthread/$(am__dirstamp) \
glthread/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+unistr/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) unistr
+ @: > unistr/$(am__dirstamp)
+unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) unistr/$(DEPDIR)
+ @: > unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
unistr/libgreputils_a-u8-mbtoucr.$(OBJEXT): unistr/$(am__dirstamp) \
unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
unistr/libgreputils_a-u8-uctomb.$(OBJEXT): unistr/$(am__dirstamp) \
unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
unistr/libgreputils_a-u8-uctomb-aux.$(OBJEXT): unistr/$(am__dirstamp) \
unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+uniwidth/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) uniwidth
+ @: > uniwidth/$(am__dirstamp)
+uniwidth/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp):
+ @$(MKDIR_P) uniwidth/$(DEPDIR)
+ @: > uniwidth/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
uniwidth/libgreputils_a-width.$(OBJEXT): uniwidth/$(am__dirstamp) \
uniwidth/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
malloc/libgreputils_a-dynarray-skeleton.$(OBJEXT): \
@@ -2597,7 +2617,7 @@
libgreputils.a: $(libgreputils_a_OBJECTS) $(libgreputils_a_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_libgreputils_a_DEPENDENCIES)
$(AM_V_at)-rm -f libgreputils.a
$(AM_V_AR)$(libgreputils_a_AR) libgreputils.a $(libgreputils_a_OBJECTS) $(libgreputils_a_LIBADD)
- $(AM_V_at)$(libgreputils_a_RANLIB) libgreputils.a
+ $(AM_V_at)$(RANLIB) libgreputils.a
mostlyclean-compile:
-rm -f *.$(OBJEXT)
@@ -2789,7 +2809,7 @@
$(am__depfiles_remade):
@$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)
- @: >>$@
+ @echo '# dummy' >$@-t && $(am__mv) $@-t $@
am--depfiles: $(am__depfiles_remade)
@@ -5384,36 +5404,36 @@
"INSTALL_PROGRAM_ENV=STRIPPROG='$(STRIP)'" install; \
fi
mostlyclean-generic:
- -$(am__rm_f) $(MOSTLYCLEANFILES)
- -$(am__rm_f) ../gnulib-tests/alloca.$(OBJEXT)
+ -rm -f ../gnulib-tests/alloca.$(OBJEXT)
+ -test -z "$(MOSTLYCLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(MOSTLYCLEANFILES)
clean-generic:
- -$(am__rm_f) $(CLEANFILES)
+ -test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(CLEANFILES)
distclean-generic:
- -$(am__rm_f) $(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES)
- -test . = "$(srcdir)" || $(am__rm_f) $(CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES)
- -$(am__rm_f) ../gnulib-tests/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) glthread/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) glthread/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) malloc/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) unistr/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) uniwidth/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
- -$(am__rm_f) uniwidth/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -test -z "$(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES)" || rm -f $(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES)
+ -test . = "$(srcdir)" || test -z "$(CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES)" || rm -f $(CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES)
+ -rm -f ../gnulib-tests/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f glthread/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f glthread/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f malloc/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f malloc/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f unistr/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f unistr/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f uniwidth/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+ -rm -f uniwidth/$(am__dirstamp)
maintainer-clean-generic:
@echo "This command is intended for maintainers to use"
@echo "it deletes files that may require special tools to rebuild."
- -$(am__rm_f) $(BUILT_SOURCES)
- -$(am__rm_f) $(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES)
+ -test -z "$(BUILT_SOURCES)" || rm -f $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+ -test -z "$(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES)" || rm -f $(MAINTAINERCLEANFILES)
clean: clean-am
clean-am: clean-generic clean-noinstLIBRARIES mostlyclean-am
distclean: distclean-am
- -rm -f ../gnulib-tests/$(DEPDIR)/alloca.Po
+ -rm -f ../gnulib-tests/$(DEPDIR)/alloca.Po
-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libgreputils_a-argmatch.Po
-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libgreputils_a-at-func.Po
-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libgreputils_a-basename-lgpl.Po
@@ -5635,7 +5655,7 @@
installcheck-am:
maintainer-clean: maintainer-clean-am
- -rm -f ../gnulib-tests/$(DEPDIR)/alloca.Po
+ -rm -f ../gnulib-tests/$(DEPDIR)/alloca.Po
-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libgreputils_a-argmatch.Po
-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libgreputils_a-at-func.Po
-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libgreputils_a-basename-lgpl.Po
