Re: building mxe-octave: download of package src-msys-bash

[John Donoghue]

On 07/26/2015 07:55 AM, John Donoghue wrote:
> On 07/26/2015 02:58 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> > Message: 7 Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:58:35 +0900 (JST) From: 
> > "address@hidden" <address@hidden> To: HG 
> > <address@hidden>, address@hidden Subject: Re: building 
> > mxe-octave: download of package src-msys-bash fails Message-ID: 
> > <address@hidden> Content-Type: 
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> > > >Hello,
> > > >
> > > >I am trying to build an Octave Windows installer (or zip-dist) for the
> > > >first time (for helping with bug #45610). I use an Ubuntu 14.04 linux
> > > >system. But I got stuck during the build process, could someone 
> > > give me
> > > >a hint how to proceed?
> > > >
> > > >Here is what I did so far:
> > > >
> > > >* I have installed all the prerequisites packages for mxe-octave, as
> > > >listed for Debian systems inhttp://wiki.octave.org/Windows_Installer
> > > >* I cloned the mxe-octave repo
> > > >* I copied a small patch file (for bug #45610) into my local 
> > > repository,
> > > >as mxe-octave-repo/src/stable-octave-1-patchname.patch
> > > >* in a command shell I changed to my local repository of mxe-octave 
> > > and
> > > >typed the following commands:
> > > >* export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default-java
> > > >* autoconf
> > > >* ./configure
> > > >* make zip-dist
> > > >
> > > >Then the mxe-octave compilation procedure runs for some hours.
> > > >Eventually it stops and says something like "unable to download 
> > > package
> > > >src-msys-bash". When I have a look at the (attached) log file, then I
> > > >see that mxe-octave tried to download
> > > >"bash-3.1.17-4-msys-1.0.13-src.tar.lzma" from three different 
> > > servers. I
> > > >have tried all three web adresses directly with my web browser, and 
> > > they
> > > >all return something like "404 - file not found".
> > > >
> > > >Am I doing something wrong? How can I go on?
> > > >
> > > >I would be thankful for a helpful hint. Thanks
> > > >
> > > >      Hartmut
> > Perhaps JohnD will make full reply the above.
> > But I noticed that file name is not correct.
> > On MinGW+msys site, the corresponding file name is 
> > bash-3.1.17-4-msys-1.0.16-src.tar.lzma but not 
> > bash-3.1.17-4-msys-1.0.13-src.tar.lzma 
> > onhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS/Base/bash/bash-3.1.17-4/.
> >
> > perhaps this is an origin of the error.
> >
> > Unfortunately I am writing from my smart phone I cannot help you 
> > further now.
> >
> > Tatsuro
> Yeah - I have a patch for that that I hadnt pushed yet, as been trying 
> to get the dev branch of octave compiling.
> I will push it up.
>
> Recently, i believe msys cleaned up(removed) some of the older files, 
> which broke builds for anyone doing a new clone of mxe.
Pushed http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/rev/317642e93df5