Bug 99678 – firefox1.0.6 emerge fails on missing libnspr

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Frank 2005-07-20 07:18:56 UTC]

The emerge fails on the following error:

.....
gmake[5]: Leaving directory
`/var/tmp/portage/mozilla-firefox-1.0.6/work/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/include'
cd src; /usr/bin/gmake real_install
gmake[5]: Entering directory
`/var/tmp/portage/mozilla-firefox-1.0.6/work/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/src'
rm -f libnspr4.a
echo not_ar cr libnspr4.a ./prvrsion.o io/./prfdcach.o io/./prmwait.o
io/./prmapopt.o io/./priometh.o io/./pripv6.o io/./prlayer.o io/./prlog.o
io/./prmmap.o io/./prpolevt.o io/./prprf.o io/./prscanf.o io/./prstdio.o
threads/./prcmon.o threads/./prrwlock.o threads/./prtpd.o linking/./prlink.o
malloc/./prmem.o md/./prosdep.o memory/./prshm.o memory/./prshma.o
memory/./prseg.o misc/./pralarm.o misc/./pratom.o misc/./prcountr.o
misc/./prdtoa.o misc/./prenv.o misc/./prerr.o misc/./prerror.o
misc/./prerrortable.o misc/./prinit.o misc/./prinrval.o misc/./pripc.o
misc/./prlog2.o misc/./prlong.o misc/./prnetdb.o misc/./prolock.o misc/./prrng.o
misc/./prsystem.o misc/./prthinfo.o misc/./prtpool.o misc/./prtrace.o
misc/./prtime.o malloc/./prmalloc.o pthreads/./ptsynch.o pthreads/./ptio.o
pthreads/./ptthread.o pthreads/./ptmisc.o md/unix/./unix.o
md/unix/./unix_errors.o md/unix/./uxproces.o md/unix/./uxrng.o md/unix/./uxshm.o
md/unix/./uxwrap.o md/unix/./linux.o md/unix/./os_Linux_x86.o
not_ar cr libnspr4.a ./prvrsion.o io/./prfdcach.o io/./prmwait.o io/./prmapopt.o
io/./priometh.o io/./pripv6.o io/./prlayer.o io/./prlog.o io/./prmmap.o
io/./prpolevt.o io/./prprf.o io/./prscanf.o io/./prstdio.o threads/./prcmon.o
threads/./prrwlock.o threads/./prtpd.o linking/./prlink.o malloc/./prmem.o
md/./prosdep.o memory/./prshm.o memory/./prshma.o memory/./prseg.o
misc/./pralarm.o misc/./pratom.o misc/./prcountr.o misc/./prdtoa.o
misc/./prenv.o misc/./prerr.o misc/./prerror.o misc/./prerrortable.o
misc/./prinit.o misc/./prinrval.o misc/./pripc.o misc/./prlog2.o misc/./prlong.o
misc/./prnetdb.o misc/./prolock.o misc/./prrng.o misc/./prsystem.o
misc/./prthinfo.o misc/./prtpool.o misc/./prtrace.o misc/./prtime.o
malloc/./prmalloc.o pthreads/./ptsynch.o pthreads/./ptio.o pthreads/./ptthread.o
pthreads/./ptmisc.o md/unix/./unix.o md/unix/./unix_errors.o
md/unix/./uxproces.o md/unix/./uxrng.o md/unix/./uxshm.o md/unix/./uxwrap.o
md/unix/./linux.o md/unix/./os_Linux_x86.o
ranlib libnspr4.a
ranlib: 'libnspr4.a': No such file
../../config/./nsinstall -t -m 0755 ./libnspr4.a ./libnspr4.so
/var/tmp/portage/mozilla-firefox-1.0.6/work/mozilla/dist/sdk/bin/
../../config/./nsinstall: cannot access ./libnspr4.a: No such file or directory
gmake[5]: *** [real_install] Error 1
gmake[5]: Leaving directory
`/var/tmp/portage/mozilla-firefox-1.0.6/work/mozilla/nsprpub/pr/src'


Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 Robert Muchacki (RETIRED) 2005-07-20 12:46:56 UTC]

Try emergeing dev-libs/nspr

[Comment 2 Jory A. Pratt 2005-07-20 13:05:24 UTC]

please provide emerge info .. thank you

[Comment 3 Aron Griffis (RETIRED) 2005-07-21 09:32:42 UTC]

Frank: do you know anything about this?  "echo not_ar cr libnspr4.a ..."

That is the reason the file doesn't exist, because it isn't running ar.  Please
provide emerge info output as requested and re-open the bug.

[Comment 4 Frank 2005-07-22 04:09:55 UTC]

yes, there was a PATH issue and ar could not be found. Sorry for the inconvience
but i'd never seen such errormessage before.