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 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
