Re: Trying to run gnatsweb

Paul Richardson wrote:
> Hi all, I have installed gnats version 4.0 and am now in the process of 
> trying to run/debug gnatsweb. When I try and run the “test” script I get 
> the error “Gnatsweb unable to connect to the GNATS server”, debugging 
> this problem I notice that the “test” script fails when it calls the 
> subroutine init_fieldinfo. This subroutine is actually implemented in 
> the file gnatsweb.pl. Specfically there is a a subroutine call “ 
> client_cmd(“list InitialRequiredFields”) which fails. I actually tried 
> this list command myself by telnet’ing into the gnats server and trying 
> the command by hand, upon doing so I get the response “416 No such list 
> as InitialRequiredFields”
> 
>  
> 
> Is it safe to try and remove this particular call to client_cmd from the 
> test to get a positive result,
> 

Paul,

I am unable to reproduce this. Are you running the final version of 
GNATS 4.0? The InitialRequiredFields functionality was implemented 
rather late in 4.0 development, either right before beta 2 or right 
after it. You need to check that your gnatsd comes from the final 
version of 4.0.

Yngve Svendsen
Gnatsweb maintainer