BJ> Were there any errors running './configure' in the main source
 BJ> directory?  I suspect that something went wrong there.

 VC> /opt/maximus/con.err

 VC> === Cut ===
 VC> endian.c: In function `main':
 VC> endian.c:26: warning: implicit declaration of function `exit'
 VC> === Cut ===

Interesting.  I mayhave to see if I'm also getting that error.....  But the
endian test is working, so, this shouldn't matter......  Hmmmm....

 VC> /opt/maximus/con.log

 VC> === Cut ===
 VC> Configuring Maximus..

 VC> Found gcc as /usr/bin/gcc
 VC> Found g++ as /usr/bin/g++
 VC> Found gmake as /usr/bin/gmake
 VC> Found ar as /usr/bin/ar
 VC> Found ranlib as /usr/bin/ranlib
 VC> Found bison as /usr/bin/bison
 VC> Found sed as /bin/sed
 VC> Found rm as /bin/rm
 VC> Found mv as /bin/mv
 VC> Found install as /usr/bin/install
 VC> Found uname as /bin/uname
 VC> Found makedepend as /usr/X11R6/bin/makedepend
...

Everything looks reasonable to me.....


 VC> Paths:                  (edit vars.mk to change)
 VC>          prefix         /var/max
 VC>          libraries      /var/max/lib
 VC>          binaries       /var/max/bin

Ok, looks likeyouare using the default install location....

 VC> Testing your build environment..

 VC> Testing your version of GNU make: /usr/bin/gmake
 VC>  - Looks fine to me! (version 3.79.1)
 VC> Testing your C compiler..
 VC>  - Looks fine to me!
 VC> Determining platform endianness..
 VC>  - Chose LITTLE_ENDIAN
 VC> Testing size of stamp_combo..
 VC>  - Looks fine to me!

 VC> Configuration complete.

Ok.....

 VC> Post-Install, it would be wise to make a bbs user and
 VC> group, and change directory ownerships appropriately.
 VC> 'chmod -R bbs:bbs /var/max' should work nicely.

Did you do anything concerning the bbs user and group?  Are all files and
directories involved in the compile and execution owned by the same user
and group?

 BJ> What is the environment you are using?  [Red Hat version ?]

 VC> Mandrake v9.0 (also have v9.1).

Ok.  I don't think we've had this platform tested before.  I suspect that
you are running newer tools that Bo or I am in some areas.  [We're both
running Debian setups, probably with older GCC compilers, and similar age
for other apps.]  So, there might be something in the code that's biting us
with newer tools.....  Hmmmm......


 BJ> If this is a ./configure script issue, I may need to bug Wes Garland
 BJ> about this and see what he thinks needs fixing.

 VC> Doesnt look like a fault in configure, well its not 
 VC> producing an error see 
 VC> above.

Looks like the ./configure script is executing ok.....

 VC> I could try and compile under Mandrake v9.1 as I have 
 VC> kept that one upto date 
 VC> with fixes. What do you suggest?

You can give it a try, but I suspect you will get similar results.

What's showing up in the logs from a 'make build' after performing a 'make clean' ?

Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41


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