fail guile-1.8.1 (different user src dir): build wants to modify src directory

fail guile-1.8.1 (different user src dir): build wants to modify src directory

[anirkko]

Hi
The build of guile in an object directory different
from the src directory (belonging to a different user,
for example unpacked by root or on RO media) also fails
because the build wants to modify the src directory tree!

Should the building not also work when the src is read-only
(for example, a CDROM)? All modifications should be made in
the destination (object) directory tree?

Workaround: copy the src tree to a location where the building
user has write permissions.

Greetings
Arto


output of 'gmake':
-----------------------------------------------------------
...
...
(cd .libs && rm -f libtest-asmobs.la && ln -s ../libtest-asmobs.la libtest-asmobs.la)
cd /build/guile-1.8.1/test-suite/standalone && chmod u+x test-system-cmds test-require-extension test-asmobs
chmod: WARNING: can't change test-system-cmds
chmod: WARNING: can't change test-require-extension
chmod: WARNING: can't change test-asmobs
gmake[4]: *** [all-local] Error 3
gmake[4]: Leaving directory ...
...
...


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Re: fail guile-1.8.1 (different user src dir): build wants to modify src directory

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

anirkko@insel.ch writes:

> Should the building not also work when the src is read-only
> (for example, a CDROM)? All modifications should be made in
> the destination (object) directory tree?

Yes, you are right, and this is normally caught by "make distcheck".

We'll fix it.

Thanks,
Ludovic.



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