Re: [Tlf-devel] Bugs....cannot complete autoreconf

[w9ya]

Terrific !!!

I can test this in the master branch of the git repo I presume ????

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Thomas Beierlein <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> in meantime we did some tests with the new macro to find the <panel.h>
> file. As it succeeds on all tested distributions we merge it into the
> master branch.
>
> So if all goes well, you do not need to patch the coming release at all.
>
> 73, de Tom DL1JBE
>
> Am Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:09:13 -0700
> schrieb w9ya <address@hidden>:
>
>> Hey Tom and the gang;
>>
>> NO problem on waiting until you are ready to create a fix for the main
>> package i.e. v1.3.1 .
>>
>> And thanks for ALL the great help.
>>
>> (There are now TWO versions of tlf at archlinux 1.2.2-1 (from the
>> release tarball) and a 1.2.4.5.r23.g325f223-1 (from the git repo.
>> !!!!) <- So the effort was worth it imNSho. (Hi Hi)
>>
>> es vy 73 om de baab w9ya
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 3:09 AM, Thomas Beierlein <address@hidden>
>> wrote:
>> > Am Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:28:39 -0700
>> > schrieb w9ya <address@hidden>:
>> >
>> >> Tested...es wrks f.b. om's.
>> >>
>> > Very well.
>> >
>> >> (Surely there must be a way to make all the distros happy with
>> >> finding and using panel.h ..... right ?)
>> >
>> > And that is not as easy as it sounds. Why? As far as we see, there
>> > is some great diversity between distros how they install
>> > curses/ncurses. The main differences are:
>> >
>> > - Support for normal or wide character width, sometimes both at the
>> >   same time
>> > - Which header files to put in which location.
>> > - Use pkg-config files or not (Newer ncurses brings even its own
>> >   ncurses(5/6)-config script).
>> > - How to handle the extra packages (panel, menu and forms) wih
>> > regards the above decisions.
>> >
>> > Our changes at end of 2015, were just an attempt to make things
>> > better. They fixed configuration problems for the distros, we could
>> > check at that time (OpenSuse, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo as far as I
>> > remember). Besides using two or three distros here ourselves, we
>> > have to rely on feedback from users and distro managers (no offense
>> > intended).
>> >
>> > So how to proceed? At the moment the following seems reasonable:
>> >
>> > - We are just in the process of preparing tlf-1.3.0 for release. It
>> >   seems not wise to introduce the fix for Arch Linux without further
>> >   tests on other systems.
>> > - We will therefor stay atm with the configuration as provided in
>> > the github repo for release. So Arch Linux has to patch the script,
>> > sorry.
>> > - We will in parallel try to test the new script on as much distros
>> > as available. If all goes well we will bring in the new
>> >   ax_with_ncurses_extra script in tlf-1.3.1.
>> >
>> > Any comment are welcome.
>> >
>> > 73, de Tom DL1JBE
>> >
>> >>
>> >> es vy 73 om's de baab w9ya
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 11:50 AM, w9ya <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> > Outstanding !!!!
>> >> >
>> >> > I'll test it a.s.a.p.
>> >> >
>> >> > es VY 73 om de baab w9ya
>> >> >
>> >> > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 12:34 AM, Thomas Beierlein
>> >> > <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> >> Hi Bob,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> there is an easy way to fix the problem (at least for Arch
>> >> >> Linux) by manipulating the ax_with_ncurses_extra.m4 file. That
>> >> >> way we can check for a <panel.h> if a <ncursesw/panel.h> got
>> >> >> not be found.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have attached such a file to the mail. Maybe you could test it
>> >> >> on the actual master branch.
>> >> >> (I fear it will not be go through to the mailing list, but in
>> >> >> case someone needs it, please give me a hint).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> That patch may have downsides for other distros, but it would be
>> >> >> good to know if it works for your problem.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I will be back in the evening to discuss it further.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 73, de Tom DL1JBE
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  Am Fri, 27 Jan 2017
>> >> >> 20:02:06 -0700 schrieb w9ya <address@hidden>:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> O.K....!!
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Here's what I have done on the ARCHLINUX "front";
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> - Updated **and** uploaded to the archlinux repos version to
>> >> >>> 1.2.2 which is the last version that compiles without "'the"
>> >> >>> panel.h error. ^^^ this version is from NOV-2015 and is before
>> >> >>> the mid-Dec-2015 notes v/v the changelog and is specific to the
>> >> >>> issue; re: panel.h and how panel.h is located/found . <- tlf
>> >> >>> version 1.2.3 will NOT compile (due to the afore mentioned
>> >> >>> panel.h issue and was released in JAN-2016).
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> - I *have* created a fix to upgrade the version available in
>> >> >>> the archlinux repos to the latest version of tlf ...and
>> >> >>> although it is sloppy, it will work.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> SO ..... it would be helpful to know if this bug is an easy
>> >> >>> fix or will it take some time to fix ? i.e. The answer will
>> >> >>> help me decide how to proceed v/v the archlinux repos.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> TIA for the answer as to any forthcoming fix and VY 73 om's de
>> >> >>> baab w9ya
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Thomas Beierlein
>> >> >>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> >>> > Thanks Bob,
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I just made some testing by myself. In former mail I wrote
>> >> >>> > that ax_with_curses_panel should look for panel.h in
>> >> >>> > different locations.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > It does NOT do that. I just moved the panel.h from
>> >> >>> > ncurses.w/panel.h to only panel.h and I get the same error
>> >> >>> > as on your side. The macro stops searching after the first
>> >> >>> > failed test.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Wrt to the libtinfo problem. That should be fixed with the
>> >> >>> > new ax_with_curses which uses pkg-config if available.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > 73, Tom
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Am Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:42:40 -0700
>> >> >>> > schrieb w9ya <address@hidden>:
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >> Hey Ervin, Tom, and the gang;
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> re: the "discussion 72"
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> I've made SOME progress....AND I can clearly state that
>> >> >>> >> installing the libtinfo does NOT help by itself ! Nor does
>> >> >>> >> it help with any of the suggested changes in the
>> >> >>> >> "./configure ....." invocation. And yeah it is related to
>> >> >>> >> upstream issues with pkg-config and so forth.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> so:
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> I have completed a successful test build of tlf-git by
>> >> >>> >> making it dependent on a new package called lib_tlf. SImple
>> >> >>> >> enough and this way I can get on with things.
>> >> >>> >> ** I have attached that to here.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> notes:
>> >> >>> >> - I am not sure this is the best fix...as a test run of tlf
>> >> >>> >> looked/seemed odd....that could be due to not actually going
>> >> >>> >> through a normal/proper config or something more
>> >> >>> >> problematic. i.e. I do nit use tlf so I am not sure what to
>> >> >>> >> expect. (The video and colors seem fb.) i.e. ***** I need
>> >> >>> >> to compare versions a bit first, before I cna talk more
>> >> >>> >> completely about there being any other &/or remaining
>> >> >>> >> issues.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> tnxs fer the clues om's es vy 73 de bob w9ya
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 8:31 AM, w9ya <address@hidden>
>> >> >>> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> > Hey Ervin and the gang;
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > Please hold off on installing Archlinux....(its a major
>> >> >>> >> > amount of work actually).
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > I'd like to try the solution(s) in the link for
>> >> >>> >> > "discussion 72" first.
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > Tnxs om's es vy 73 de bob w9ya
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Ervin Hegedüs
>> >> >>> >> > <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >> Hi Bob,
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 08:09:51PM -0700, w9ya wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> Hey all;
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> I *am* able to successfully compile and package v. 1.2.2
>> >> >>> >> >>> but cannot compile either 1.2.3 or 1.2.4.5. (I didn't
>> >> >>> >> >>> try any of the releases between those two.)
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> interesting - there was an affected issue, which had been
>> >> >>> >> >> fixed by Thomas:
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> https://github.com/Tlf/tlf/issues/72
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> related commit:
>> >> >>> >> >> https://github.com/Tlf/tlf/commit/e4d9e86a8516de7d3416e9a190e9af229a1f6ecf
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> but this was on 13rd of Dec, 2016. 1.2.3 had released on
>> >> >>> >> >> 16th of Jan, 2016.
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> I am getting the code from the github repo in all cases
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> To wit, here's that last few lines of where the PKGBUILD
>> >> >>> >> >>> ( the packaging "recipe" which is attached below).:
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> "
>> >> >>> >> >>>  address@hidden tlf]$ tail tlf-1.2.3-1-x86_64-build.log
>> >> >>> >> >>> checking pkg-config is at least version 0.16... yes
>> >> >>> >> >>> checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... yes (version
>> >> >>> >> >>> 2.50.2) checking for NcursesW wide-character library...
>> >> >>> >> >>> yes checking for working ncursesw/curses.h... no
>> >> >>> >> >>> checking for working ncursesw.h... no
>> >> >>> >> >>> checking for working ncurses.h... yes
>> >> >>> >> >>> checking for Curses Panel library with
>> >> >>> >> >>> ncursesw/panel.h... no configure: error: the Curses
>> >> >>> >> >>> Panel library is required ==> ERROR: A failure occurred
>> >> >>> >> >>> in build(). Aborting...
>> >> >>> >> >>> address@hidden tlf]$
>> >> >>> >> >>> "
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> *** Here's a few bits of additional info;
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> address@hidden tlf]$ pacman -Qo /usr/include/panel.h
>> >> >>> >> >>> /usr/include/panel.h is owned by ncurses 6.0+20161224-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> address@hidden tlf]$
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> probably you're using ArchLinux - may be it's a new bug.
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> SO....*If* I am reading the Changelog correctly this
>> >> >>> >> >>> "bug" was introduced on 15-dec-2015 .
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> may be you're close that the real problem. (the Changelog
>> >> >>> >> >> contains 2015-12-19, not 15 - but it doesn't matter...)
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> Anyways, The comments in the code indicate that this
>> >> >>> >> >>> *should NOT* be a problem, so I am not exactly sure what
>> >> >>> >> >>> is causing this. (Then again I am writing this email
>> >> >>> >> >>> prior to doing anything much more than finding the
>> >> >>> >> >>> problem.)
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> I'll try to install an ArchLinux to a VM, and try to
>> >> >>> >> >> reproduce your problem - I need some time...
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> 73, Ervin
>> >> >>> >> >> HA2OS
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
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