Bug 38965

Summary:	dev-perl/libwww-perl-5.69-r2 check for host-name in /etc/hosts
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Larry Siden <lsiden>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	lsiden, rac
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Output of build that failed because of described condition This is the modified e-build that checks for the described condition

Description Larry Siden 2004-01-21 15:58:58 UTC

If the machine's hostname does not appear in /etc/hosts (for example, on a line of the form "127.0.0.1 localhost my-host-name"), the config script for this package will fail.  The last few lines of output look like this:

!!! ERROR: dev-perl/libwww-perl-5.69-r2 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 27, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)

I will enter the complete output from the point of failure as an attachment.  I will also submit a modified e-build that checks for this condition and stops with a message if the needed entry in /etc/hosts is not found.  This enhancement may need to be applied to other versions of this package.

Comment 1 Larry Siden 2004-01-21 16:01:22 UTC

Created attachment 24208 [details]
Output of build that failed because of described condition

Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-01-21 16:02:12 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 36341 ***

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 36341 ***

Comment 3 Larry Siden 2004-01-21 16:04:32 UTC

Created attachment 24209 [details]
This is the modified e-build that checks for the described condition

Added pkg_setup() to the e-build to check for the absence of the machine's
hostname in /etc/hosts (after filtering comments).  If absent, then dies with
message.

Comment 4 Larry Siden 2004-01-21 16:10:08 UTC

Added user "rac" to cc list as per suggestion on "Portage and Programming Forum".