Hi Bob, Thanks for tracking down the cause. I'm forwarding your report to the autoconf mailing list. Jim Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... | > > | The version 4.0.45, I think from autoconf et al, leaves a "--version" | > > | file containing "!<arch>" in the source directory. Just FYI... | > > | > > Thanks! Actually, that is kind of important since | > > autoconf is pretty close to an official release. | | You can recreate this problem on strife.proulx.com [I think it's an hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.01] | tar xzvf fileutils-4.0.45.tar.gz | cd fileutils-4.0.45 | CC=cc CFLAGS='-O' ./configure | | I am pretty sure the problem is that the test for ranlib creates it. | | rwp@strife:/tmp: ranlib --version | ar: creating --version | rwp@strife:/tmp: ls -ld ./--version | -rw-rw-r-- 1 rwp esl 8 Apr 23 23:15 ./--version | | Looking at config.log I find: | | configure:2667: checking for ranlib | configure:2682: found /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib | configure:2684: /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib --version </dev/null >&2 | + eval $ac_dir/$ac_word --version </dev/null >&2 | + /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib --version | + 0< /dev/null 1>& 2 | ar: creating --version | configure:2687: $? = 0 | configure:2697: result: ranlib | | How has the ranlib test changed recently? | | Thanks | Bob | | P.S. On AIX I get: | | $ ranlib --version | ar: Not a recognized flag: - | ranlib: 0654-601 Execution of ar failed | Usage: ranlib [-t] file ... | | And no file is created.
