EPM cannot be built on solaris 11

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Version: 4.2
Original reporter: jonesliu

I installed EPM 4.2 successfully on solaris 10
My software can be packaged via EPM and it can be installed correctly on solaris 10

There are two issues on solaris 11:

1. My software can�t be installed to the expected directory on solaris 11
   For example: My software is located on "/usr/jones", After installing my software, the software is installed to the directory "/usr/jones/opt/sps" on the solaris 11. But it can be installed to the directory �/opt/sps� correctly on solaris 10.
   Actually, I set the path to absolute path �/opt/sps� not the relative path �opt/sps� in the *.plist. I have no idea why the software is installed to the relative path.

2. The EPM can�t be built on solaris 11
   I want install the EPM on solaris 11, But it will prompt error information after entering �make� command.
   The error info as below:
   Dist.c:61:error:conflicting types for �gethostname�
   Make:Fatal error: Command failed for target �dist.o�

I try different gcc version �gcc 3.6� and �gcc 4.8�, I also try EPM 4.3 version, but all failed.

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Original reporter: jonesliu

EPM can't be built

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Original reporter: jonesliu

I installed EPM 4.2 successfully on solaris 10
My software can be packaged via EPM and it can be installed correctly on solaris 10

There are two issues on solaris 11:

1. For example: My software can�t be installed to the expected directory on solaris 11
   My software is located on "/usr/jones", After installing my software, the software is installed to the directory "/usr/jones/opt/sps" on the solaris 11. But it can be installed to the directory �/opt/sps� correctly on solaris 10.
   Actually, I set the path to absolute path �/opt/sps� not the relative path �opt/sps� in the *.list. I have no idea why the software is installed to the relative path.
   In the *.list, I set the path as below:

$installdir=/opt/sps
$FACE=SPS
$SERVICE=SPSService
$srcdir=.
$SPSU=root
$SPSUGP=sys

%system solaris
f 0755 $SPSU $SPSUGP $installdir/$FACE $srcdir/$FACE
%system all
f 0755 $SPSU $SPSUGP $installdir/$SERVICE $srcdir/$SERVICE

2. The EPM can�t be built on solaris 11
   I want install the EPM on solaris 11, But it will prompt error information after entering �make� command.
   The error info as below:

Dist.c:61:error:conflicting types for �gethostname�
Make:Fatal error: Command failed for target �dist.o�

I try different gcc version �gcc 3.6� and �gcc 4.8�, I also try EPM 4.3 version, but all failed.

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Original reporter: jonesliu

For the issue top 1:
When I install my software on solairs 11, it prompt:
tar: Removing leading '/' from '/opt/sps/**'

I think this is the reason why my software is installed to relative path 'opt/sps'

please refer to attachment "install.png"

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Original reporter: jonesliu

In the *.list, I set the path as below:

$installdir=/opt/sps
$FACE=SPS
$SERVICE=SPSService
$srcdir=.
$SPSU=root
$SPSUGP=sys

%system solaris
f 0755 $SPSU $SPSUGP $installdir/$FACE $srcdir/$FACE
%system all
f 0755 $SPSU $SPSUGP $installdir/$SERVICE $srcdir/$SERVICE

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Original reporter: jonesliu

some peple say the tar command should add the "-P" argument to force tar to take in absolute pathnames

but I check the my *.install, I found it use "P" as aragument already:

# Determine correct extract options for the tar command...
if test `uname` = Darwin; then
	ac_tar="tar -xpPf"
else if test "`tar --help 2>&1 | grep GNU`" = ""; then
	ac_tar="tar -xpf"
else
	ac_tar="tar -xpPf"
fi fi

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Original reporter: jonesliu

hi all:
I try to modify the *.install as below:

# Determine correct extract options for the tar command...
if test `uname` = Darwin; then
        ac_tar="tar -xpPf"
else if test "`tar --help 2>&1 | grep GNU`" = ""; then
        ac_tar="tar -xpPf"
else
        ac_tar="tar -xpPf"
fi fi

Now, the software can be installed to the /opt/sps path.

but I don't want to modify in the *.install, I want to modify in the original EPM document.

Can you tell me how to modify it in the original EPM document??

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As near as I can tell from the LiveCD image, the existing script code should be working. Setting up a VM to test further...

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Looking at the history, you were using EPM 4.2 but EPM 4.3 (current stable release) included a change for Solaris 11 to add /usr/gnu/bin to the path (commit 2c55071).

I've fixed the compilation problem, and will confirm that the test package can be built and installed on Solaris 11.

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[master 1cb73ec] Fix a build issue on Open Solaris 11 (Issue #50)

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Verified on OpenSolaris 11.3.