I saw something very similar & strange happen with a software product in the not too recent past. We were seeing syntax errors from the command interpreter, from a line that looked completely fine. On a hunch, I had the person delete what appeared to be a dash, then insert a '-' from his US keyboard. It worked! Some sort of translation issue, coupled with the origination point for the script being from a Japanese locale system.
Maurice On Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 05:51:41 (+0000) Arjen Markus writes: > HI Thorsten, > > I am glad you have found the "reason" - this is on the border of "bizarre" > and it is not something I would have been able to guess. Anyway, it shows > you are never too old to be surprised by a computer system. > > Regards, > > Arjen > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thorsten Behrens [mailto:thorsten.behr...@dorunth.de] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:01 PM > > To: PLplot development discussion > > Subject: Re: [Plplot-devel] Examples not generated during build > > > > Hi Arjen! > > > > > I can not find anything suspicious - there is a variable DEVPAK that > > > may interfere with BUILD_TEST, but that variable is not set, so it > > > doesn't influence this. > > > > > > There is no indication in the cmake.out file either as to what is > > > going on. > > > > > > One desperate suggestion/question: > > > What happens if you start it in a completely clean directory? Just > > > create a brandnew one and run CMake. This should get rid of any cached > > > information. > > > > In the meantime I was able to solve this very strange problem! Thanks for > > your > > suggestions that brought me on the correct path and finally made me find > > the > > solution! > > > > When using the command line build I was a bit lazy. I already had PLplot > > installed > > some years ago (V5.8, IIRC). During that time I created a MS Word document > > containing a complete "How to install PLplot" manual (for my colleagues > > should they > > also want to install it). Well, now, when again installing PLplot > > (completely from > > scratch, i.e. no installed older version of PLplot on this computer) I > > used that > > document as a guide (and updating it wherever something has changed). > > > > Now, instead of typing the command line I just marked it in that Word > > document, > > copied it and pasted it into the command line. It looked completely OK to > > me (and > > still does - BTW, I also copied that line into my first email on this > > topic). However, > > using this pasted text, no examples are build! If, on the other hand, I > > just type the > > command character by character (everything else being the same, i.e. build > > directory completely cleaned before) everything is fine ... all examples > > are built. > > > > Why this happens is a complete mystery to me! If, instead of pasting the > > text into > > the command line pasting it into any text editor (emacs, notepad), there > > are no > > strange/control characters. It just looks identical to the typed-in > > version. But CMake > > generates two different build directories. > > > > I will now put a remark into my installation manual and everything should > > be fine. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Thorsten Behrens > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Plplot-devel mailing list > > Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel > > DISCLAIMER: This message is intended exclusively for the addressee(s) and > may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and destroy this > message. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. The foundation 'Stichting Deltares', which has its seat at > Delft, The Netherlands, Commercial Registration Number 41146461, is not > liable in any way whatsoever for consequences and/or damages resulting from > the improper, incomplete and untimely dispatch, receipt and/or content of > this e-mail. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Plplot-devel mailing list > Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
