[CMake] FW: Cmake on Sun?

[George Neill]

Bill,

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> wrote:
> George Neill wrote:
>
>>
>> I will try later tonight.
>>
>> When I reproduced this error earlier today ... I was doing an
>> in-source bootstrap.  I ran the bootstrap twice, the first was using
>> gnu toolset and the second with SS10 tools.
>>
>> Rechecking out the source and doing an out-of-source bootstrap I
>> seemingly cannot reproduce the issue.
>>
>> So it might just be a keyboard operator issue!!   I'll let you know what I
>> find.
>>
>
> No, I think you found it...

Good deal.

> I just reproduced the issue on a linux box.
>
> If you do this:
>
> 1. run bootstrap in source
> 2. rm Bootstrap.cmk/*.o
> 3. run bootstrap again

I did a 'gmake clean' where your #2 is.  I was looking for a
dist-clean target, but doesn't exist :)

> The problem is the the cmConfigure.h gets put into the build/source tree,
> and it is configured for elf support.   The next time bootstrap is run it
> picks up the cmConfigure.h from the Source tree and tries to build with elf
> support configured to be on, and you get the error.
>
> I guess this could happen if you were building a CVS CMake, and did an
> in-source bootstrap, then a cvs update, then an in-source bootstrap again.

Makes sense.  So from your point of view is this just a deal that
needs documented or a bug which needs to be fixed?

Thanks,
George