Re: "cannot parse date" for a seemingly valid .Dd parameter

["LÉVAI Dániel" <leva@ecentrum.hu>]

On p, aug 29, 2014 at 17:38:00 +0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote:
[...]
> > Furthermore, the problem also remains when I edit only the Makefile:
> > 
> > $ fgrep OSNAME ./Makefile
> > # CFLAGS        += -DOSNAME="\"OpenBSD 5.5\""
> > CFLAGS  += -DOSNAME="\"Slackware\ Linux\""
> > $ make
> 
> OUCH.
> 
> You are right.  Passing CFLAGS into the Makefile works (contrary
> to what i thought at first), what is broken is passing them *from*
> the Makefile to ./configure.  Quoting is screwed in that passage,
> and i see no way to fix that.

I see, all right.

> > [...]
> >> Btw., can you update this:
> >>   http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/14.1/system/mdocml/ 
> >> ?
> 
> > Sure thing, but I need to get this problem out of the way :P
> 
> Not really; the Slackware port doesn't set OSNAME, and if
> you update it to 1.13.1, i'd recommend to stick to that for now.
> You can then introduce it for 1.13.2 if you think it should
> be there.

I think you've missed that in the port [1] (or slackbuild, as the kids
call it :-) ). The current sb on sb.org with version 1.12.3 sets the
OSNAME, that's why it was/is being used in the updated 1.13.1 version.

> For your private use, given that the build system was mostly
> rewritten for 1.13.2 anyway, i'm not going to invent horrenduous
> workarounds for OSNAME in 1.13.1; we have to accept that OSNAME
> is somewhat broken in 1.13.1.
> 
> A simple workaround goes like this:
> 
>  1. Make sure the OSNAME line is commented out in the Makefile.
>     All other variables should already be set as desired.
>  2. Run "make clean".
>  3. Run "make config.h".
>  4. Check that config.h and config.log look reasonable.
>     (They do on my Linux box.)
>  5. Edit the Makefile and uncomment (enable) the OSNAME line.
>  6. Run "make".
>     Watch closely and be sure that ./configure is *not* run
>     at this time.
>  7. Test "./mandoc -Wall -Tlocale ..."

Ah, actually, I get this! :)

> Admittedly, that's slightly ugly,

In my opinion, not at all; it's logical given its behavior.

> but short of releasing 1.13.2, i cannot think of a better fix, and
> 1.13.2 isn't quite ready yet.

> If you *must* set OSNAME in the port, something like the
> following would be needed:
>  - rename CFLAGS to CONFLAGS (or something) in Makefile
>    (6 definition lines)
>  - use CONFLAGS in the "config.h:" rule
>  - set CFLAGS = $(CONFLAGS) -DOSNAME="\"...\""
>    (will get picked up by automatic rules)
> 
> Like that, compile will use OSNAME and configure will not.

I think I'll just use an OSNAME with 1.13.1 without spaces, eg. like
\"Slackware\", and I'll return to the previous one when 1.13.2 comes
out.


Ingo, thanks for you help and patience,
Daniel


[1] - http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/14.1/system/mdocml/mdocml.SlackBuild

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