The following reply was made to PR config/3956; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Ralf S. Engelschall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Subject: Re: config/3956: Apache's configure script break under new
versions of grep
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:08:27 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>>Environment:
> Linux 2.0.36, glibc 2.0.7u intel x86
>>Description:
> When using gnu grep beyond version 2.2 such as the current stable
> version (2.3), the configure script with Apache will break. No
> modules are recognized as valid and the configure script will not
> complete.
>>How-To-Repeat:
> Just run ./configure --prefix=usr/local/apache using grep 2.3
> and it'll fail.
>>Fix:
> Not really but if you find a fix, please email me.
I've tried this and I cannot reproduce this failure:
| :> which grep
| /tmp/grep
| [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/e/apache/SRC/apache-1.3
| :> /tmp/grep -V
| grep (GNU grep) 2.3
|
| Copyright (C) 1988, 1992-1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
| warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
|
| [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/e/apache/SRC/apache-1.3
| :> ./config.status
| Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.5-dev
| + using installation path layout: GNU (config.layout)
| Creating Makefile
| Creating Configuration.apaci in src
| Creating Makefile in src
| + configured for FreeBSD 3.1 platform
| + setting C pre-processor to cc -E
| + checking for system header files
| + using custom target name: apache
| + adding selected modules
| o rewrite_module uses ConfigStart/End
| enabling DBM support for mod_rewrite
| o dbm_auth_module uses ConfigStart/End
| o db_auth_module uses ConfigStart/End
| using Berkeley-DB/1.x for mod_auth_db (-lc)
| + enabling generation of Apache core as DSO
| + doing sanity check on compiler and options
| Creating Makefile in src/support
| Creating Makefile in src/main
| Creating Makefile in src/ap
| Creating Makefile in src/regex
| Creating Makefile in src/os/unix
| Creating Makefile in src/modules/experimental
| Creating Makefile in src/modules/standard
| Creating Makefile in src/modules/proxy
| Creating Makefile in src/modules/example
So it seems like your vendor's grep installation is broken. At least also
from the grep usages in our scripts I cannot image why it should fail.
Ralf S. Engelschall
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.engelschall.com
