Bugzilla Bug 143272

syntax error: let A0<= = 10
syntax error: rightstring A0<= = "foo

app-office/sc-7.16 doesn't allow you to execute assignment commands from
anywhere, including saved files.  It does not work.  I tried with various
compiler flags, and it made no difference.

app-office/sc-7.12 does work.

To reproduce:

invoke sc (that's ESS CEE on the command line by itself)
type command >foo [RETURN] (that's GREATERTHAN EFF OH OH RETURN)
  syntax error: rightstring A0<= = "foo
or command =10 [RETURN] (that's EQUALS ONE ZERO RETURN)
  syntax error: let A0<= = 10

It gives error.  Try in sc-7.12, and notice it works right.

I put a mask in /etc/portage/package.mask for sc-7.16, and it works great.  I
recommend Gentoo put sc-7.16 into ~ or - (soft or hard mask?) so that 7.12 will
stick around long enough for the bug to be resolved.

Last upstream release 4 years old; no maintainer. I'd rather see this thing go
to /dev/null.

> Last upstream release 4 years old; no maintainer. I'd rather see this thing go
> to /dev/null.

2 things:

1.  How do we get stats on what packages people are using?  How many people use
sc?
2.  I'll consider becoming maintainer for sc.  So far, I copied some files into
ftp://ftp.sonic.net/pub/users/qm/sc/ and http://www.sonic.net/~qm/sc/ -- I'll
put this into slow burn until it works.  I have little time but if I do start
maint on this thing, it'll be to just keep it working.  Right now, of course,
the above bug still exists.  If I have to fix it, I'll do it some day but not
right away.

> Last upstream release 4 years old; no maintainer. I'd rather see this thing go
> to /dev/null.

Ok, I read some Gentoo docs and can't find how to become maintainer of the
Gentoo sc package.  I want to do it.  Where's the link for docs for becoming
maintainer?  Do I just become a developer and then add myself to some XML list
someplace?  Or is there a more straightforward way?

(In reply to comment #3)
>1.  How do we get stats on what packages people are using?  How many people >use sc?
> 
We currently do not have any stats available but there's a SoC project done by
genone for it.

> Ok, I read some Gentoo docs and can't find how to become maintainer of the
> Gentoo sc package.  I want to do it.  Where's the link for docs for becoming
> maintainer?  
> 
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=2

I think your best bet would be to find a developper to proxy maintain this
beast or let it drop from the main tree and get in contact with the sunrise
developpers to try your hand at maintaining it.

It won't be straightforward to become a dev since you have to be involved in
the project for a while, get noticed by current developpers, get a mentor etc
etc. All is explained in the link that I provided you.

(In reply to comment #3)
> > Last upstream release 4 years old; no maintainer. I'd rather see this thing go
> > to /dev/null.
> 
> Ok, I read some Gentoo docs and can't find how to become maintainer of the
> Gentoo sc package.  I want to do it.  Where's the link for docs for becoming
> maintainer?  Do I just become a developer and then add myself to some XML list
> someplace?  Or is there a more straightforward way?
> 

Become a dev or put it in sunrise.

(In reply to comment #5)

any news about this?
(I would find it a pitty if this package would be removed)

(In reply to comment #6)
> any news about this?
> (I would find it a pitty if this package would be removed)

It can only go in sunrise when its punted (see sunrise policy), so wait till
then, or find a dev to proxy for you.

(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> > any news about this?
> > (I would find it a pitty if this package would be removed)
> 
> It can only go in sunrise when its punted (see sunrise policy), so wait till
> then, or find a dev to proxy for you.

Seeing as I'm now a dev, I would be willing to proxy for you. Please mail me or
ping me on IRC (nick is masterdriverz).

(In reply to comment #8)
> Seeing as I'm now a dev, I would be willing to proxy for you. Please mail me or
> ping me on IRC (nick is masterdriverz).

Just to update people, me and Kai are arranging proxy-maintaining this. 

Error occurs only when compiled with gcc-4(.1.1-r3).  Works fine if compiled
with gcc-3(.4.6-r1).

The bug lies somewhere in lex.c.  If you compile lex.c with either gcc-3 or
with gcc-4 -O0 (i.e. without optimization) it works.

(gcc-3.4.6-r1 and gcc-4.1.1-r3 used.)

(In reply to comment #11)
> The bug lies somewhere in lex.c.  If you compile lex.c with either gcc-3 or
> with gcc-4 -O0 (i.e. without optimization) it works.
> 
> (gcc-3.4.6-r1 and gcc-4.1.1-r3 used.)
> 
It seems that the 'ret' variable within yylex() lacks its initialisation. From
Debian existing patch, adding '= 0' make everything work fine.

Back to treecleaners...

Created an attachment (id=136333) [details]
Patch to fix ret initialisation

 (In reply to comment #12)
> It seems that the 'ret' variable within yylex() lacks its initialisation. From
> Debian existing patch, adding '= 0' make everything work fine.

This patch applies the fix; seems to work cleanly. Ebuild incorporating this
follows.

Created an attachment (id=136335) [details]
Updated sc-7.16 ebuild

Ebuild taking new patch into account

Fixed (along with a bunch of other stuff) in sc-7.16-r1.

Thanks for keeping sc up to date! I actually use it, now that the 'syntax
error' bug has been fixed. Seeing as it's the only CLI spreadsheet editor in
portage (I may be wrong), it really would be a pitty if this thing would go
down /dev/null.