Error using bmake to compile pttbbs master branch

[Brli]

make BBSHOME=/home/bbs TARGET_OSNAME=Linux all install
===> common
===> common/bbs
bmake[2]: exec(building) failed (No such file or directory)
*** Error code 1

Stop.
bmake[2]: stopped in /home/bbs/pttbbs/common/bbs
*** Error code 1

Stop.
bmake[1]: stopped in /home/bbs/pttbbs/common
*** Error code 1

Stop.
bmake: stopped in /home/bbs/pttbbs

[Brli]

$ bmake -d Alm

(...)
Examining libcmbbs.a...Wildcard expanding "libcmbbs.a"...suffix is ".a"...Searching for libcmbbs.a ...
   failed.
Found 'libcmbbs.a' as '(not found)'
non-existent...library...out-of-date.
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o passwd.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o passwd.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o passwd.o filehdr.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o passwd.o filehdr.o
libcmbbs.a:> = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o passwd.o filehdr.o banip.o
libcmbbs.a:? = log.o money.o names.o path.o time.o string.o fhdr_stamp.o cache.o passwd.o filehdr.o banip.o
building standard cmbbs library
Execute: 'building standard cmbbs library'
Applying[.MAKE.EXPORTED] :O to "_HOST_OSNAME _HOST_OSREL _HOST_MACHINE _HOST_ARCH HOST_MACHINE SYS_OS_MK SRCTOP"
Result[.MAKE.EXPORTED] of :O is "HOST_MACHINE SRCTOP SYS_OS_MK _HOST_ARCH _HOST_MACHINE _HOST_OSNAME _HOST_OSREL"
Applying[.MAKE.EXPORTED] :u to "HOST_MACHINE SRCTOP SYS_OS_MK _HOST_ARCH _HOST_MACHINE _HOST_OSNAME _HOST_OSREL"
Result[.MAKE.EXPORTED] of :u is "HOST_MACHINE SRCTOP SYS_OS_MK _HOST_ARCH _HOST_MACHINE _HOST_OSNAME _HOST_OSREL"
bmake: exec(building) failed (No such file or directory)

*** Failed target:  libcmbbs.a
*** Failed command: building standard cmbbs library
*** Error code 1

Stop.
bmake: stopped in /home/bbs/pttbbs/common/bbs
Global:.ERROR_TARGET = libcmbbs.a
Global:delete .ERROR_CMD (not found)
Applying[MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR] :@ to ""
Modifier pattern: "v"
Modifier pattern: "$v='${$v}'
"
Global:delete v (not found)
Result[MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR] of :@ is ""

[Brli]

pmake is deprecated as bmake takes in the place...

[hungte]

What is your OS, version, and bmake version?

I tried on debian 9.1, FreeBSD 11, all not seeing problems.

[Brli]

Arch linux
bmake-20171028

[hungte]

seems like on archlinux using 2017 bmake (not sure if it's due to OS or newer bmake), the rules will include a "building standard cmbbs library" which was then interpreted as a command then building becomes the command and failed. not sure why.

[hungte]

One solution is to add META_NOECHO=echo, but I'm not sure if that's the right solution.

[hungte]

Seems like lib*.mk expects system to have meta.sys.mk included, while sys.mk only included meta.sys.mk if ${MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD:Uno} == "yes".

This looks more like a bmake mk file bug to me, so I think for now the best solution is to revert the system bmake (especially its mk files) to versions prior than 2017-07 (the change was introduced at the Jul version).

[Brli]

Okay...I'll try it l8er

[hungte]

I've sent a mail to author of bmake and he agrees this should be a bmake bug and will be fixed in newer versions, so there's nothing to do in pttbbs side. close issue.