Subject: Re: compiling wu-ftp with sun sparccompiler 4.0 : make fatal

From: Alain Magloire <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 20:20:46 -0500 (EST)

According to `Snohomish County GIS':
> 
> Thanks for any responses to this question:
> 
> We are trying to compile the wuftp version 2.4. 
> Very novice with the c compiler and working with public domain software.
> Running Sun SPARCompiler C 4.0 on 
> an Ultra 140. Got all my paths set right according to the Sun docs.
> Also edited the build file according to INSTALL instructions.
> 

I would recommand to get the latest version of wu-ftpd
it's beta(11 ?) something .. don't be fool by the `beta' ;-)

> The following occurs after issuing "build sol"
> 
> make args are : 
> make opts are : 
> 
> Linking Makefiles.
> ln: makefiles/Makefile.sol and Makefile are identical
> ln: config/config.sol and config.h are identical
> ln: makefiles/Makefile.sol and Makefile are identical
> 

You probably ran `build sol' more than once.
you should `build clean' or `make clean'
or whatever to get rid of the links and *.o

The installation could surely gain from GNU configure
or Metaconfig .. sigh 

> 
> there's about another page of messages. Am I missing a Solaris
> package here, or is it in the wuftp config files?
> 

try the beta version wu-ftpd-2.4-beta????.tar.gz
things should compile okdoke except something about
the install the path should be /usr/ucb/install.

see the FAQ

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Bonne anne'e, alain