This has been updated in later releases. sorry about that. > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Sep 25 18:43:06 2000 > From: "Mark Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LPRng: Solaris 2.6 compile problem > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:44:19 +1200 > > Patrick > > Downloaded LPRng and ifhp stable versions yesterday and tried to compile on > a Sun Sparc 5 running Solaris 2.6. LPRng compiled Ok but ifhp did not. The > configure script choked on the Solaris "file -" command. It appears that the > Solaris version of file cannot read from standard input. I tried using LPRng > without ifhp but that didn't work. From the log files it would appear the > lpd also uses the "file -" command. Damn. > > The configure script for ifhp suggested that I got the gnu version of file. > Two of us spent hours looking for one. I called Sun Support to see if they > had a patch. Even the latest versions of file do not accept stdin. > > I eventually tried file on an old RH5.2 box and it did accept stdin. Luckly > the man page had a ftp site for the source code. It compiled and all worked > well. > > My points are: > > 1. GNU don't appear to have a version of file. > > 2. Perhaps you could add file to the list of required software in the > Solaris system specific pages of the HOWTO. I found it at > ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-X.YY.tar.gz. > > 3. I HATE having to compile packages because it's usually a bunch of > trouble... > > > Cheeers > > Mark > > Mark Wilson > Consultant > > Telephone: +64 9 623-1223 Facsimile: +64 9 623-1134 > ============================================================= > CAUTION: This message may contain privileged and confidential information > intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not > the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, > dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. > If you have received this message in error please notify Matrix Applied > Computing Ltd immediately. > ============================================================= > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
