jmsellens@watdragon.waterloo.edu (09/14/89)
From: "John M. Sellens" <jmsellens> ... then it should always either set the path, or use absolute referencs to commands. e.g. setenv PATH `/software/mfcf-basics/bin/showpath standard xhier mfcf-basics` or something like that | From root Wed Sep 13 06:19:12 1989 | From: "Mr. Big" <root> | To: jmsmail@watdragon | Subject: dragon_software_dist | | xh-distfile mfcf-basics >/software/mfcf-basics/RDistfile_being_made_by_26948 | mv `absolute /software/mfcf-basics/RDistfile_being_made_by_26948 /software/mfcf-basics/RDistfile` | sh: relative: not found | xh-ln syntax: xh-ln <local_path> <system_path> | *** Error code 1 | (ignored) | sh: relative: not found | xh-ln syntax: xh-ln <local_path> <system_path> | *** Error code 1 | (ignored) | xh-distribute mfcf-basics | xh-distribute FYI: rdist output follows: | updating host watyew | installing: /software/mfcf-basics/data/hosts/ncd | need to remove: /.software/arch/mfcf-basics/{bin/chown,data/showpath} | need to update: /.software/arch/mfcf-basics/bin/{absolute,chgrp,cp,rdist} | updating: | /software/mfcf-basics/{Makefile,Makefile-body,Targets} | /software/mfcf-basics/data/hosts/{.README,news,students} | special: sh: relative: not found | special: xh-ln syntax: xh-ln <local_path> <system_path> | special: *** Error code 1 | special: (ignored) | special: sh: relative: not found | special: xh-ln syntax: xh-ln <local_path> <system_path> | special: *** Error code 1 | special: (ignored) | xh-distfile xhier >/software/xhier/RDistfile_being_made_by_27094 | mv `absolute /software/xhier/RDistfile_being_made_by_27094 /software/xhier/RDistfile` | xh-distribute xhier | xh-distribute FYI: rdist output for the "xhier" package being mailed | xh-distribute FYI: to: wcwince@math | xh-distribute FYI: rdist output follows: | updating host watyew | removed: | /software/xhier/maintenance/.shell_subroutines/xh-make-links/relative | updating: | /software/xhier/Targets | /software/xhier/data/{default-packages,hosts/SunOS4.0-Sun3} | /software/xhier/maintenance/{xh-ln,xh-make-links,xh-makefile} | /software/xhier/servers/xh-last-dist-step | xh-distfile man >/software/man/RDistfile_being_made_by_27289 | mv `absolute /software/man/RDistfile_being_made_by_27289 /software/man/RDistfile` | Group names may not begin with `.' or contain a `/'. | xh-distribute man | Oh yeah - it also looks like something is using searchpath to set the path and getting the wrong hostin command.