2157 – mgetty looks for login.config in the wrong directory

Bug 2157 - mgetty looks for login.config in the wrong directory

Summary: mgetty looks for login.config in the wrong directory

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-04-27 11:28 UTC by Kbird
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Kbird 2002-04-27 11:28:16 UTC

when receiving a call, mgetty looks for login.config. I get the error 
login: stat('/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config') failed: No such file or directory 
emerge net-dialup/mgetty puts this file in /usr/local/mgetty+sendfax. 
I recompiled manually, (and used -DAUTO_PPP and prefix=/usr) and all is well

Comment 1 Thilo Bangert (RETIRED) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-04-29 04:09:17 UTC

for some reason this wants to install tetex (~35MB) which i   
can't download right now (ISDN - takes forever)   
   
so, i won't be able to handle this one, sorry

Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-04-30 17:16:40 UTC

ebuilds are not supposed to even touch /usr/local, so this is a bad thing in
general.  However, when I do qpkg -f /usr/local, mgetty does not show up.  I do
not see mgetty+sendfax in any directory except /etc.

Perhaps you might provide some more detail?

Comment 3 Kbird 2002-04-30 19:44:03 UTC

 Yes, that is the problem, mgetty (as installed) creates the default files in /etc/mgetty+sendfax,  
but when the application executes (receives a call) the application looks in /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax  
for the configuration files.  They are not there.  They were created in /etc/mgetty+sendfax.  
There are configuration parameters in the Makefile for where the application looks for the configuration 
files. 
 
keith@kbird.net

Comment 4 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-05-01 08:44:44 UTC

Please try the -r4 ebuild and see if that sorts this.  It was the only mention
left of /usr/local anything in any of the compile time configurations...

Comment 5 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-05-03 02:00:51 UTC

Well, did the new -r4 ebuild behave as you expected it to?

Comment 6 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-05-20 18:43:08 UTC

What's news on this, Keith?  Problem solved?

Comment 7 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-05-21 09:14:30 UTC

Closing this bug report, as I have had no report for over 2 weeks on its breakages.