[GNC-dev] Compilation fails on current maint and master, libgnucash/core-utils/gnc-vcs-info.h

[Geert Janssens]

Actually you can hold off on the bug report. I think I have it fixed. I will 
push the fixes after running a final test.

Geert

Op dinsdag 23 maart 2021 16:00:44 CET schreef Geert Janssens:
> Ok, I can reproduce. The part that didn't immediately register with me is
> that you are generating the build system for Unix Makefiles. Most other
> devs are using "Ninja" and the ninja build system works fine.
> 
> There are some subtle differences between those build systems.
> 
> I suggest you file this as a bug. And while we look into getting this fixed,
> I suggest you switch the the Ninja generator by  specifying "-GNinja" to
> cmake.
> 
> The replace "make" with "ninja" (or "ninja-build" on some systems) in all
> your calls.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Geert
> 
> Op dinsdag 23 maart 2021 10:57:34 CET schreef c.holtermann at gmx.de:
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I tried compilation in some scenarios:
> > 
> > On a fresh git clone
> > 
> > A) Compiling 4.4 from scratch works.
> > 
> > B) Compiling maint from scratch does not compile.
> > 
> > C) Compiling 4.4 from scratch, checking out to maint head and
> > recompiling current maint on top of the 4.4 build works.
> > 
> > regards,
> > 
> > Christoph
> > 
> > Am 2021-03-21 08:55, schrieb c.holtermann at gmx.de:
> > > No, I work from a git clone. In addition I tried to do a fresh clone
> > > from git. This doesn't compile as well. Same error. I'm working on
> > > debian 10.8.
> > > 
> > > regards,
> > > 
> > > Christoph
> > > 
> > > Am 2021-03-20 17:35, schrieb Geert Janssens:
> > >> Did you by any chance start from a github zipfile instead of a cloned
> > >> git
> > >> repository ?
> > >> 
> > >> Regards,
> > >> 
> > >> Geert
> > >> 
> > >> Op zaterdag 20 maart 2021 16:16:23 CET schreef GMX:
> > >>> Hello,
> > >>> 
> > >>> just trying to compile after some months not on the project.
> > >>> Compilation
> > >>> 
> > >>> from maint and master fails for me:
> > >>> > >> cmake ../gnucash
> > >>> > 
> > >>> > ...
> > >>> > [ 0%] Built target guile-json
> > >>> > make[2]: *** No rule to make target
> > >>> > 'libgnucash/core-utils/gnc-vcs-info.h', needed by
> > >>> > 'share/gnucash/gnucash.1'. Stop.
> > >>> > make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:1496:
> > >>> > doc/CMakeFiles/gnucash-manpage.dir/all]
> > >>> > Error 2 make: *** [Makefile:163: all] Error 2
> > >>> 
> > >>> don't know what to make of that. If I just recompile and existing and
> > >>> updated builddir everything works fine (checked for maint).
> > >>> 
> > >>> regards,
> > >>> 
> > >>> Christoph
> > >>> 
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