On 30 March 2012 08:42, Glenn Fowler <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ast-cmdtst.2012-03-30.tgz md5 e84b44ba46bef61cf68c4d22dddf3b6b
> source just posted to www.research.att.com/sw/download/beta/
> it requires nmake to build so
> you will need either the ast-base or ast-open package installed
>
> download ast-cmdtst.2012-03-30.tgz lib/package/tgz
> bin/package read
> bin/package use # new ksh with viewpath env ready to build
> cd cmdtst
> nmake install
> nmake test
>
> then this line in a ksh script to test
>        builtin -f cmdtst grep egrep fgrep xargs
>
> all of the standalone grep and xargs tests pass
> but the builtin environment could introduce new bug vectors
>
> --
>
> don't ask me or the list how to build plugins without nmake
> its encoded in the nmake rules and probe files
> its portable to all target architectures (including linux hpux aix cygwin 
> uwin mvs macos)
> it uses the same conditional-free makefile on all target architectures
> it generates files using the native system file and directory naming 
> conventions
>
> in general ast { plugins, shared libraries, dlls } require nmake and
> do not build with the bootstrap mamake/Mamfile
> that's why bin/package always builds nmake first and then proceeds with the 
> remaining components
>
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Glenn, you ROCK!! :)

Thank you!

Ced
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Cedric Blancher <[email protected]>
Institute Pasteur
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