Mailing List Archive: problem while installing rancid 2.2.2

problem while installing rancid 2.2.2

Sep 16, 2004, 2:52 AM

Post #1 of 3 (581 views)

While installing rancid-2.2.2 I am getting the following error. What is
this error I am not understanding?? Can somebody make it out?
I am using Fedora 1.

TIA
shekhar.

[root at chulu rancid-2.2.2]# make install
Making install in .
gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
/bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/rancid/util /usr/local/rancid/util/lg
gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
Making install in include
gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
Making install in bin
gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/bin'
gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../include -g -O0 -c hpfilter.c
hpfilter.c:385:1: missing terminating " character
hpfilter.c:386:1: missing terminating " character
hpfilter.c: In function `usage':
hpfilter.c:387: error: syntax error before "return"
hpfilter.c:394:1: missing terminating " character
hpfilter.c:395:1: missing terminating " character
hpfilter.c: In function `vers':
hpfilter.c:396: error: syntax error before "return"
gmake[1]: *** [hpfilter.o] Error 1
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/bin'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

problem while installing rancid 2.2.2 [ In reply to ]

heas at shrubbery

Sep 16, 2004, 9:48 AM

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Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 04:37:59PM +0545, Shekhar Basnet:
> While installing rancid-2.2.2 I am getting the following error. What is
> this error I am not understanding?? Can somebody make it out?
> I am using Fedora 1.
>
> TIA
> shekhar.
>
> [root at chulu rancid-2.2.2]# make install
> Making install in .
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> /bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/rancid/util /usr/local/rancid/util/lg
> gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> Making install in include
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
> gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> Making install in bin
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/bin'
> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../include -g -O0 -c hpfilter.c
> hpfilter.c:385:1: missing terminating " character
> hpfilter.c:386:1: missing terminating " character
> hpfilter.c: In function `usage':
> hpfilter.c:387: error: syntax error before "return"
> hpfilter.c:394:1: missing terminating " character
> hpfilter.c:395:1: missing terminating " character
> hpfilter.c: In function `vers':
> hpfilter.c:396: error: syntax error before "return"
> gmake[1]: *** [hpfilter.o] Error 1
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/bin'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

this is gcc bitching that a string constant spans multiple lines. apply
rancid-2.2.2.p2 or better yet use rancid-2.3.1.

problem while installing rancid 2.2.2 [ In reply to ]

shekhar at mos

Sep 16, 2004, 9:54 PM

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RANCID-2.3.1 solved my problem.

Thanks a lot
shekhar

On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 23:33, john heasley wrote:
> Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 04:37:59PM +0545, Shekhar Basnet:
> > While installing rancid-2.2.2 I am getting the following error. What is
> > this error I am not understanding?? Can somebody make it out?
> > I am using Fedora 1.
> >
> > TIA
> > shekhar.
> >
> > [root at chulu rancid-2.2.2]# make install
> > Making install in .
> > gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> > gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> > /bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/rancid/util /usr/local/rancid/util/lg
> > gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> > gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2'
> > Making install in include
> > gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> > gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> > gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
> > gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> > gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/include'
> > Making install in bin
> > gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/bin'
> > gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../include -g -O0 -c hpfilter.c
> > hpfilter.c:385:1: missing terminating " character
> > hpfilter.c:386:1: missing terminating " character
> > hpfilter.c: In function `usage':
> > hpfilter.c:387: error: syntax error before "return"
> > hpfilter.c:394:1: missing terminating " character
> > hpfilter.c:395:1: missing terminating " character
> > hpfilter.c: In function `vers':
> > hpfilter.c:396: error: syntax error before "return"
> > gmake[1]: *** [hpfilter.o] Error 1
> > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shekhar/rancid-2.2.2/bin'
> > make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>
> this is gcc bitching that a string constant spans multiple lines. apply
> rancid-2.2.2.p2 or better yet use rancid-2.3.1.
>