Re: bin/57820: devel/rcs fails on 10.0_RC2 works on 9.3

[Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%mnx.io@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/57820; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%mnx.io@localhost>
To: RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>
Cc: George Georgalis <george%galis.org@localhost>, matthew green <mrg%eterna23.net@localhost>,
	gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, Thomas Klausner <wiz%netbsd.org@localhost>,
	Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>, tech-pkg%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/57820: devel/rcs fails on 10.0_RC2 works on 9.3
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:46:00 +0000

 * On 2024-01-11 at 08:34 GMT, RVP wrote:
 
 >OK, I think some assumptions are wrong here. You've started the build like this:
 >
 >./bootstrap --prefix /x/y --unprivileged ...
 >cd ../devel/rcs
 >export PATH=/x/y:$PATH
 >bmake
 >
 >All that is correct, but, I'm if not mistaken, you want to use `make' instead
 >of `bmake'. But, that just can't be used as it is because the system make
 >has no idea that it has to use the pkgsrc stuff sitting in the `/x/y' prefix.
 >
 >You'll have to tell system make to use the config. in `/x/y'. This worked for
 >me:
 >
 >In `/etc/mk.conf', I added:
 >
 >.ifdef BSD_PKG_MK       # begin pkgsrc settings
 >.include "/x/y/etc/mk.conf"
 >.endif                  # end pkgsrc settings
 >
 >This made make(1) behave like bmake(1). Make sure to set WRKOBJDIR too.
 >
 >-RVP
 >
 >PS. pkgsrc gurus please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this.
 
 I wouldn't say wrong, but I would strongly recommend not doing this.
 
 If you are going to bootstrap, then use the bootstrapped bmake.  If you 
 want to use the native make, do not bootstrap, and just configure 
 /etc/mk.conf as usual.
 
 This obviously only applies to NetBSD.  On every other OS you must 
 bootstrap and must use bmake.
 
 Trying to mix and match is highly likely to run into problems, and at 
 the very least is going to cause confusion in both usage and bug 
 reports.
 
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