On 2 November 2011 16:29, Robert Newson <[email protected]> wrote: > What platform is this? > > On 2 November 2011 14:17, CGS <[email protected]> wrote: >> No problem. >> >> I hope the developers following this mail list will correct the problem in >> the repository. >> >> Cheers, >> CGS >> >> >> >> >> On 11/02/2011 03:01 PM, Mike Kimber wrote: >>> >>> CGS, >>> >>> That did the trick >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: CGS [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: 02 November 2011 13:56 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: CouchDB 1.1.1 build - couch_js/utf8.h:19:7: error: no newline >>> at end of file >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Just add a new line in >>> /opt/software/apache-couchdb-1.1.1/src/couchdb/priv/couch_js/utf8.h >>> (press ENTER in any editor you may use to open it) and try again. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> CGS >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/02/2011 02:34 PM, Mike Kimber wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm currently trying to build the latest release of CouchDB 1.1.1 which I >>>> downloaded from the Couchdb website. I've built Curl and Erlang to get the >>>> correct versions and ./configure has passed and told be me to Relax :). >>>> However when I run Make I get the following error: >>>> >>>> make[4]: Entering directory >>>> `/opt/software/apache-couchdb-1.1.1/src/couchdb/priv' >>>> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../.. -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -L/usr/local/lib >>>> -L/opt/local/lib -I/usr/local/lib/erlang/usr/include >>>> -I/usr/lib/erlang/usr/include -I/usr/local/lib/erlang/usr/include >>>> -I/opt/local/lib/erlang/usr/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/js >>>> -I/usr/include/mozjs -I/usr/local/include -I/opt/local/include >>>> -I/usr/local/include/js -I/opt/local/include/js -DXP_UNIX -g -Wall >>>> -Werror >>>> -D_BSD_SOURCE -I/usr/local/include -g -O2 -MT couchjs-http.o -MD -MP -MF >>>> .deps/couchjs-http.Tpo -c -o couchjs-http.o `test -f 'couch_js/http.c' || >>>> echo './'`couch_js/http.c >>>> In file included from couch_js/http.c:18: >>>> couch_js/utf8.h:19:7: error: no newline at end of file >>>> make[4]: *** [couchjs-http.o] Error 1 >>>> make[4]: Leaving directory >>>> `/opt/software/apache-couchdb-1.1.1/src/couchdb/priv' >>>> make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 >>>> make[3]: Leaving directory >>>> `/opt/software/apache-couchdb-1.1.1/src/couchdb' >>>> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 >>>> make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/software/apache-couchdb-1.1.1/src' >>>> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 >>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/software/apache-couchdb-1.1.1' >>>> make: *** [all] Error 2 >>>> >>>> I've done a Google on this, but and references to this issue seem to be >>>> related to Couchdb 1.0.1 and not 1.1.1 and the fix is a) not clear and a b) >>>> seems >>>> >>>> Anyone any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >
It seems it is required by the standard: http://c0x.coding-guidelines.com/5.1.1.2.html vis "123 A source file that is not empty shall end in a new-line character, which shall not be immediately preceded by a backslash character before any such splicing takes place. " No doubt there are reasons related to the dawn of time, such as bootstrap loaders using paper tape that use this to represent the sellotape joins for longer programs. A+ Dave
