Bauke Jan Douma wrote:
> sizo nsibande wrote on 15-03-07 11:52:
>   
>> "make[1]: Entering directory `/sources/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
>> makefile:159: *** missing separator.  Stop.
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
>> make: *** [x2p/s2p] Error 2
>> root:/sources/perl-5.8.8#"
>>
>> I am using an i686 and have followed the book (version 6.2) as should.
>> I got the same error ealier while running make for perl-5.8.8 (same as
>> the above) on line 954 and I fixed that one by deleting a 0(zero) that
>> was isolated on the line for no reason, but with this error I see no
>> problem with this line when viewing using vi:
>>
>> "
>> lintflags = \
>>     -bhn \
>>     -p \
>>     -s \
>>     -Ncheck=%all \
>>     -Nlevel=4 \
>>     -errfmt=src \
>>     -errtags \
>>     -erroff=E_BAD_PTR_CAST \
>>     -erroff=E_BLOCK_DECL_UNUSED \
>>     -erroff=E_CONSTANT_CONDITION \
>>     -erroff=E_BAD_PTR_CAST_ALIGN \
>>     -erroff=E_PTRDIFF_OVERFLOW \
>>     -erroff=E_EXPR_NULL_EFFECT \
>>     -erroff=E_BAD_PTR_INT_COMBINATION \
>>     -erroff=E_LOOP_EMPTY \
>>     -erroff=E_TRUE_LOGICAL_EXPR \
>>     -erroff=E_FALSE_LOGICAL_EXPR \
>>     -erroff=E_INDISTING_FROM_TRUNC \
>>     -erroff=E_POINTER_TO_OBJECT \
>>     -erroff=E_ASSIGN_NARROW_CONV \
>>     -erroff=E_BAD_SIGN_EXTEND \
>>     -erroff=E_INCL_NUSD \
>>     -erroff=E_MAIN_PARAM \
>>     -Wfoo.flow
>>                                                            "
>>
>> The first line with 'lintflags' is line 159.
>>
>> PS: I am a newbie with posting on these lists, so if there is
>> something amis with my post please be specific when you point it out!
>>     
>
> I think trailing whitespace sometimes causes rhis.
> Maybe put a backslash too after -Wfoo.flow?
>
> bjd
>
>   
I had the missing separator problem. It turned out to be my /dev/null 
file was not setup correctly.

Issue the following to test it.

test -c /dev/null && echo Ok
Ok
 If you do not get "OK" back, then something is wrong with /dev/null



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