Re: [Nmh-workers] The test system does not install

[Josh Bressers]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:17 PM, markus schnalke <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hoi,
>
> seems as if test systems, if they exist at all, aren't used regularly.
> Because if they would, then people would have noticed that nmh's test
> system is broken. I can't set it up. Too bad because I really wanted
> to write some new tests. ;-)
>
> If I understood correctly, it has to be done this way:
>
>    cd test
>    ./setup-test
>
> The output then ends with:
>
>    /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `scan': No such file or directory
>    /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `send': No such file or directory
>    /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `show': No such file or directory
>    /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `sortm': No such file or directory
>    /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `whatnow': No such file or directory
>    /usr/bin/install: cannot stat `whom': No such file or directory
>    make[1]: *** [install-cmds] Error 1
>    make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/nmh-test-zGqLqrdc/bld/uip'
>    make: *** [install] Error 1
>
> The temporary test build directory /tmp/nmh-test-zGqLqrdc/bld contains
> man pages and Makefiles, but no sources nor compiled files are there.
>
> I don't feel able to solve the issue.
>

You either need to run make clean, or run it on a fresh checkout.
That's an error you'll see if you already have built binaries.

Good luck.

-- 
    JB