[uw.mfcf.bugs] If xhier/mfcf-basics needs itself for installation ...

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.