Good catch.
This seems to fix it:
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index afeea73..22853fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ endif
check-js: dev
if TESTS
if USE_CURL
- $(top_builddir)/test/javascript/run
+ MAKE=$(MAKE) $(top_builddir)/test/javascript/run
endif
endif
diff --git a/test/javascript/run.tpl b/test/javascript/run.tpl
index 267b6d0..a2d69fd 100644
--- a/test/javascript/run.tpl
+++ b/test/javascript/run.tpl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ abort() {
# start CouchDB
if [ -z $COUCHDB_NO_START ]; then
- make dev
+ $MAKE dev
trap 'abort' EXIT
./utils/run -b -r 1 -n \
-a $BUILD_DIR/etc/couchdb/default_dev.ini \
Shall I commit this to 1.3.x & master?
Cheers
Jan
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On Dec 21, 2012, at 22:34 , Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote:
> We do some funky shit with 'SAFE_MAKE' as part of the docs changes, but this
> should be portable. Judging by your paste, the problem is in
> test/javascript/run, and sure enough, there are some raw make calls. Looks
> like a longstanding issue. Are you able to experiment in this file? It should
> be possible to pick up $MAKE. If not, 'export' it manually from the calling
> Makefile.am. DM me if you need me to check this thread again tonight or pop
> on to a laptop.
>
> On Friday, 21 December 2012, Jan Lehnardt wrote:
> Hi Noah,
>
> On FreeBSD 9.0 `gmake distcheck`* fails with:
>
> ...
> ./test/javascript/run
> make: don't know how to make w. Stop
> gmake[1]: *** [check-js] Error 2
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/home/jan/src/couchdb/apache-couchdb-1.3.0a-4e1bf75-git/_build'
> gmake: *** [distcheck] Error 1
>
> I can verify that manual execution of `gmake check` works just fine. My guess
> would point at an invocation of make as `make` instead of $(MAKE) somewhere
> in the distcheck bowels. A cursory look didn’t reveal anything obvious, so I
> hoped you can shed a light on this.
>
> Thanks!
> Jan
> --
> * (FreeBSD users know to use `gmake` for `make`, as `make often fails,
> including in our case)
>
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2012, at 17:16 , Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Okay, thanks!
> >
> >
> > On 13 December 2012 15:18, Benoit Chesneau <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How long do you want to digest the changes, Benoit? Can you be specific?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Like I said I was ;) Dave already answered to my question somehow.
> >>
> >> - benoît
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > NS
>
>
>
> --
> NS
