On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 08:50:40 +0200 Michael Schwendt <rh0210ms@arcor.de> wrote: > On 19 Oct 2002 23:29:27 +0200, Jurgen Kramer wrote: > > > I have been trying to compile avifile (from CVS) but it always fails > > with a message similar to this: > > > > rm -fr .libs/libdha_vid.la .libs/libdha_vid.* .libs/libdha_vid.* > > (cd . && ln -s libdha.lo libdha.lo) > > (cd . && ln -s mtrr.lo mtrr.lo) > > (cd . && ln -s pci.lo pci.lo) > > (cd . && ln -s pci_names.lo pci_names.lo) > > (cd . && ln -s mmi.lo mmi.lo) > > (cd . && ln -s ports.lo ports.lo) > > ar cru .libs/libdha_vid.al libdha.lo mtrr.lo pci.lo pci_names.lo > > mmi.lo ports.lo > > ar: libdha.lo: Too many levels of symbolic links > > make[3]: *** [libdha_vid.la] Error 1 > > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/avifile-0.6/drivers/libdha' > > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/avifile-0.6/drivers/libdha' > > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/avifile-0.6/drivers' > > make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > > > > Is this purely a RH8/GCC3.2 thing? Any solutions? > > I don't see where GCC3.2 is involved in your example at all. > > Look at the top of your quote where the links are created. > Linking a file back to itself doesn't look like a good idea. > > Didn't I read there was problems with the CVS for avifile on their website recently and not to use it yet? -- /dTd Perl 6 will give you the big knob. - Larry Wall -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
