Subject: bin/4766: init(8) does not build if -DALTSHELL is not configured
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: The Grey Wolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/03/1998 11:57:25
>Number: 4766
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: init does not build without -DALTSHELL configured
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 3 12:05:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: The Grey Wolf
>Organization:
Star Wolf Innovations
>Release: NetBSD 1.3
>Environment:
SPARCstation 4/50 (IPX), NetBSD 1.3_BETA release
System: NetBSD starwolf.starwolf.com 1.3_BETA NetBSD 1.3_BETA (STARWOLF) #6: Sun Nov 30 20:50:28 PST 1997 greywolf@starwolf.starwolf.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/STARWOLF sparc
>Description:
If one builds init without -DALTSHELL in the Makefile,
it will bomb out complaining that "variable shell is not used".
>How-To-Repeat:
# cd /usr/src/sbin/init
# ed Makefile
/CPPFLAGS/s/-DALTSHELL//
w
q
# touch init.c
# make
>Fix:
Patch to init.c
*** init.c Sat Jan 3 00:00:04 1998
--- init.c.orig Fri Jan 2 15:51:06 1998
***************
*** 661,669 ****
execv(shell, argv);
emergency("can't exec %s for single user: %m", shell);
argv[0] = "-sh";
- shell = _PATH_BSHELL;
#endif /* ALTSHELL */
! execv(shell, argv);
emergency("can't exec %s for single user: %m", _PATH_BSHELL);
sleep(STALL_TIMEOUT);
_exit(1);
--- 661,668 ----
execv(shell, argv);
emergency("can't exec %s for single user: %m", shell);
argv[0] = "-sh";
#endif /* ALTSHELL */
! execv(_PATH_BSHELL, argv);
emergency("can't exec %s for single user: %m", _PATH_BSHELL);
sleep(STALL_TIMEOUT);
_exit(1);
>Audit-Trail:
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