Are you sure, you are not using awk as provided by busybox? I found a related bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/577209
HTH, Michael 2010/10/15 Jean-Luc Lacroix <[email protected]>: > You are probably right but my NAS is using rather recent versions: > sed - 4.2.1-1 - Stream editor > gawk - 3.1.8-1 - Gnu AWK interpreter > > I think I will try a xcompile on my Debian box. Never did it but I will give > it a try. Anything I should know before I do it? > > Jean-Luc Lacroix > Regains SCS > 0477 43 72 72 > > Le 14/10/10 18:45, Heinbockel, Bill a écrit : >> >> It looks like the issue is that you are not using the GNU version of awk >> and sed >> >> Make sure that both `gawk --version` and `sed --version` state that the >> programs >> are "GNU awk" and "GNU sed", respectively >> >> >> William Heinbockel >> The MITRE Corporation >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean-Luc Lacroix >>> Sent: Thursday, 14 October 2010 08:42 >>> To: rsyslog-users >>> Subject: Re: [rsyslog] [compile] could not create Makefile >>> >>> Sorry to bump this but I get no assistance from Qnap folks and user >>> group. >>> In the mean >>> time, I am forced to tail -f syslog to a mount which is far from elegant. >>> >>> It looks like a simple and repetitive awk syntax error but I don't know >>> where to look. >>> >>> Le 08/10/10 10:06, Rainer Gerhards a écrit : >>>> >>>> I am sorry, I am far from being an autotools expert. So I can not help >>> >>> here. >>>> >>>> Michael maybe? >>>> >>>> Rainer >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- >>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean-Luc Lacroix >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:09 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: [rsyslog] [compile] could not create Makefile >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to compile rsyslog on a Qnap NAS (proc Marvell ARM) and the >>>>> configure script >>>>> throw awk errors when trying to create the make file: >>>>> >>>>> CODE: SELECT ALL >>>>> config.status: creating Makefile >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:2: S["/; s/!.*/"]=am__EXEEXT_FALSE!%!_!# "" >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:2: ^ syntax >>>>> error >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:3: S["/; s/!.*/"]=am__EXEEXT_FALSE!%!_!# "" >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:3: ^ >>>>> syntax error >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:4: S["/; s/!.*/"]=am__EXEEXT_TRUE!#%!_!# >>>>> "#" >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:4: ^ syntax >>>>> error >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:4: S["/; s/!.*/"]=LTLIBOBJS!%!_!# "" >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:4: ^ syntax error >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:5: S["/; s/!.*/"]=LTLIBOBJS!%!_!# "" >>>>> gawk: ./confgA6g9j/subs.awk:5: ^ syntax >>>>> error >>>>> >>>>> ... many more of these errors >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> gawk version installed on my system: >>>>> Package: gawk Version: 3.1.8-1 >>>>> -- >>>>> Jean-Luc Lacroix >>>>> Regains SCS >>>>> 0477 43 72 72 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> rsyslog mailing list >>>>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>>>> http://www.rsyslog.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> rsyslog mailing list >>>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>>> http://www.rsyslog.com >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rsyslog mailing list >>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>> http://www.rsyslog.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rsyslog mailing list >>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog >>> http://www.rsyslog.com > > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com > -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com

