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* FreeBSD 8.2 bsdtar seems to understand --strip fine. | * FreeBSD 8.2 bsdtar seems to understand --strip fine. | ||
* See sometimes "grab_vcsa" missing error. | * See sometimes "grab_vcsa" missing error. | ||
− | * debugger of 9.0/i386 | + | * debugger of 9.0/i386 gave funny results/output. Constantly gave "errorcode=0 3 hidden steps" msgs. |
Revision as of 13:28, 18 January 2013
scripts using sh instead of bash
(originally by Andres K. Foerster)
Current scripts: samplecfg/install.sh/cross* known scripts not affected: makepack (no chance of running on a TARGET computer)
The script sometimes uses one "=" and sometimes two "==" for comparisions. The /bin/sh of FreeBSD accepts just one "=" in comparisions. See test(1). or sometimes the "x" trick works: if [ "x$something" = "xsomething" ] ...
"echo -n" is supported in the shell of FreeBSD, but it's not standard. You could use "printf" instead of "echo -n". That seems more standardized.
Also the tar parameter "--directory" is a extension of GNU-tar. You could use "-C" instead of "--directory", but be careful with that. It seems "-C" is implemented differently. (My FreeBSD still comes with GNU tar, but I've heard that they switch to their own version of tar... I'll have a look at it.)
That's all as far as I can see. Then you can use "#!/bin/sh".
(Marco van de Voort:)
- Also test using BSD sed and tar from time to time. (some sed constructs are already replaced by awk)
- In case of bash use #!/usr/bin/env bash NEVER hardcode the shell path!
install.sh
The documentation currently generates the PDF docs with a directory in the .tar.gz, which doesn't play nice with FreeBSD hierarchy. Moreover, to workaround this on Linux, they use gnu tar specific options (--directory).
So every release the following changes are made: - the docs are repacked without the directory - the --directory option is removed from the doc tar x line in the install.sh script
notes from recent packaging
- synced all ELF ABI tag versions to make it easier to patch with the i386/identpatch.sh script.
- FreeBSD 8.2 bsdtar seems to understand --strip fine.
- See sometimes "grab_vcsa" missing error.
- debugger of 9.0/i386 gave funny results/output. Constantly gave "errorcode=0 3 hidden steps" msgs.