Vincent Danen wrote: > > On Tue Sep 26, 2000 at 08:12:48PM -0600, Praedor Tempus wrote: [...] > > When I try to build the glibc-2.1.3-16mdk or glibc-2.1.3-17mdk > > src rpms from cooker OR mandrake 7.1, I get LOTS of repetive > > errors about character 45. Here is an past from my konsole > > during the latest build attempt: > > > > scripts/move-if-change: invalid character 45 in exportstr for > > full-config-sysdirs/bin/sh: invalid character 45 in exportstr for > > full-config-sysdirs > > scripts/move-if-change: invalid character 45 in exportstr for [...] > > > > This invalid character message occurs NUMEROUS times again and > > again during the build, to the extent that it even outnumbers the > > number of lines that show actually successful and proper compilation. > > Does it actually write the glibc RPM? Or does it give you an error > and crap out? > > > What is this? I am running Mandrake 7.1 which I am slowly upgrading > > to 7.2/cooker level, but then, glibc-2.1.3-17mdk is from the 7.1 > > version while glibc-2.1.3-16mdk is from cooker (go figure THAT). > > ONE of them should be cool for building, one would assume. > > This is due to not really having a good way to increment version > numbers for the updates. Without creating a -1mdksa or something like > that (how clumsy would that be?!), we're rather stuck. Suggestions > are welcome. > > > Anyone? Anyone have any insights? Suggestions? > > I can't tell you why you're getting that error, but if glibc compiles > properly and doesn't exit on an error, you should be ok. [...] There has been a set of rpms at the end. I have just been nervous about installing them, wondering if there is some evil error lurking in the code. I'll give it a go anyway and see... praedor
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