Re: RPMMakefile fails after starting Makefile.Release target: create_ProductVersionFile

Surendra,
Thanks for the info. It seems to explain why my attempt to execute: "make -f
pegasus/rpm/RPMMakefile buildRPM" did not work.
Apparently my setting of PEGASUS_ROOT in .bashrc overrode the setting used
in RPMMakefile and the associated build files.

I think I probably also mucked things up more by setting the value of
PEGASUS_ROOT inside of env_var_Linux.status.

So as to facilitate getting it right. Does someone have a step by step
cookbook for how to get a build done correctly.

For instance, when do you use the env_var_Linux.status  versus the
env_var.status file. Since the $PEGASUS_ROOT/Makefile is called by the
$PEGASUS_ROOT/rpm/RPMMakefile  and the Makefile uses env_var.status  and
RPMMakefile  uses env_var_Linux.status , how do you know which file has
which setting for PEGASUS_ROOT . And how does one deal with the build
recommendations to have PEGASUS_ROOT set in the environment.


Shouldn't one use a more sophisticated build tool such as
SCons<http://www.scons.org/>to handle these various "
environment <http://www.scons.org/wiki/ImportingEnvironmentSettings>"
contexts in a rational fashion.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Surendra Kodali
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Pegasus RPMMakefile looks in env_var_Linux.status file for environment
> variables. Environment variables defined in .bashrc file will override the
> environment variables defined in env_var_Linux.status file. PEGASUS_ROOT
> specified in the env_var_Linux.status should be the rpm BUILD location NOT
> the pegasus src code in your local directory. For suppose if you are
> building rpms with root access on RHEL, PEGASUS_ROOT specified in the
> env_var_Linux.status should be "/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/tog-pegasus-2.9.1"
> otherwise simply comment all the below env varibles in env_var_Linux.status
> file.
>
> #PEGASUS_ROOT=
> #PEGASUS_HOME=
> #PEGASUS_PLATFORM=
>
> Pegasus rpm spec file will take care of all the above mentioned environment
> variables.
>
> Regards
> Surendra
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>             John Robinson
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>                                       Paul von Behren
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>                                       "Sampige, Sahana Prabhakar
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>                                       Re: RPMMakefile fails after
>                                        starting Makefile.Release target:
>                                       create_ProductVersionFile
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> What I fear is that maybe somehow I have set "PEGASUS_ROOT" to well. The
> scripting in RPMMakefile is such that the definition of PEGASUS_ROOT is
> actually changed during its execution. In particular, it appears to move
> PEGASUS_ROOT from a path ending in "pegasus" to a path ending in
> "tog-pegasus-2.9.1". Hence if for some reason the RPMMakefile really is
> getting the value of PEGASUS_ROOT  from .bashrc , env_var.status, or
> env_var_Linux.status after PEGASUS_ROOT has moved --- then it would seem
> only rational for the build to fail in the fashion I mentioned.
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> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Paul von Behren <[email protected]
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>  I have seen the messages John saw - I recall working around the problem,
>  but don't recall the details.  I agree with him that this is not related
>  to PEGASUS_PLATFORM.  Looking at mak/config.mak, I believe that an
>  unexpected value for PEGASUS_ROOT will not cause any sort of error
>  message, but will cause cause PLATFORM_FILES to be set incorrectly -
>  which in turn cases VALID_PLATFORMS to have a value of ".".  This may be
>  the first symtom of missetting PEGASUS_ROOT - so double check that you
>  have that set to the base of the pegasus distribution and that the mak
>  sub-directory is readable.
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>  I am now recalling this symptom showing up when I has pegasus source on a
>  shared directory - the "~" shell operator was now working as expected and
>  I have to specify the full path in PEGASUS_ROOT.  But this is a fuzzy
>  recollection.
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>  Try running make with the "-d" (debug)  or "-n" (dry-run) option to see
>  how make is interpreting the internal variables.
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>  Hope this helps in troubleshooting!  Just keep telling yourself "make is
>  fun" :-)
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>  Paul
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>  On 3/3/2010 9:20 AM, John Robinson wrote:
>        Sahana,
>        PEGASUS_PLATFORM was set in both the .bashrc script, the
>        env_var.status, and the env_var_Linux.status script. The
>        env_var_Linux.status and the env_var.status are linked to the same
>        file.
>        Before compilation, a check was made by executing "env" to verify
>        that PEGASUS_PLATFORM was set.
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>        The logic of the line and the printout of the line itself verifies
>        that the VALID_PLATFORMS was not set. The error line I posted was
>        not edited. The output from the echo of VALID_PLATFORMS  was a
>        single period: "." .
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>        On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Sampige, Sahana Prabhakar (STSD) <
>        [email protected]> wrote:
>         Hi John,
>         Looks like the PEGASUS_PATFORM variable has not been set through
>         your .bashrc script. Please check by doing an
>         # echo $PEGASUS_PLATFORM.
>         You can get a list of VALID_PLATFORMS from
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> http://cvs.opengroup.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/pegasus/doc/BuildAndReleaseOptions.html
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>         VALID_PLATFORMS not being displayed is not the reason for your
>         build failure. Just that the error message displayed is incorrect.
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>         Hope this helps.
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>         Rgds,
>         Sahana
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>         From: John Robinson [mailto:[email protected]]
>         Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:48 AM
>         To: [email protected]
>         Subject: RPMMakefile fails after starting Makefile.Release target:
>         create_ProductVersionFile
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>         make[1]: Entering directory
>         `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/tog-pegasus-2.9.1'
>         /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/tog-pegasus-2.9.1/mak/config.mak:317: ***
>         PEGASUS_PLATFORM environment variable must be set to one of the
>         following:  .  Stop.
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>         Since the PEGASUS_PLATFORM  is set in both the unix environment
>         from a .bashrc setting and in the env_var_Linux.status file, I am
>         left with the conclusion
>         that for some reason the variable VALID_PLATFORMS is not being
>         set.
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>         Any help offered would be appreciated.
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