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bug#5927: `xz' command not found when running 'make dist and distcheck'
From: |
jeff.liu |
Subject: |
bug#5927: `xz' command not found when running 'make dist and distcheck' |
Date: |
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:29:37 +0800 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080505) |
Jim Meyering wrote:
> jeff.liu wrote:
> ...
>> But I am facing another 'make distcheck' issue even if `xz' available but
>> the `tar' does not updated
>> to the version which support '-J' or '-xz' options.
>>
>> The 'make distcheck' error shown as following:
>> /bin/bash /home/jeff/opensource_dev/coreutils/build-aux/missing --run tar
>> -Jxf
>> coreutils-8.4.86-e6f6bb.tar.xz -C
>> /home/jeff/opensource_dev/coreutils/tests/torture/coreutils/test
>> tar: invalid option -- J
>> Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information.
>> WARNING: I can't seem to be able to run `tar' with the given arguments.
>> You may want to install GNU tar or Free paxutils, or check the
>> command line arguments.
>
> For now, I suggest you simply install a new enough version of tar,
> as suggested.
>
Yeah, I updated to the upstream tar, its ok now.
> We assume that someone interested enough to run "make distcheck" is
> also using a system that is sufficiently modern.
> If your system/tools are not up to date enough, you'll probably
> encounter other problems, too.
>
> From HACKING,
>
> Run "make syntax-check", or even "make distcheck"
> ================================================
> Making either of those targets runs many integrity and
> project-specific policy-conformance tests. For example, the former
> ensures that you add no trailing blanks and no uses of certain deprecated
> functions. The latter performs all "syntax-check" tests, and also
> ensures that the build completes with no warnings when using a certain
> set of gcc -W... options.
>
> ** Don't even bother running "make distcheck"
> ** unless you have a reasonably up to date installation including recent
> ** versions of gcc and the linux kernel, and modern GNU tools.
Thanks,
-Jeff