set RANLIB to /bin/true

[GBR]

Can someone explain to me what "setting RANLIB to /bin/true" means and how to do it when I'm trying to configure and compile some new software?

GBR

[Pete Randall]

Greg,

Not having any context to go on other than what you gave, I would guess at doing something like this:

export RANLIB=/bin/true


Pete

[spex]

GBR,

'ranlib' generates an index for an archive library. Its use is now deprecated, so you should replace references to 'ranlib' in makefiles with '/bin/true'. This will yield a return code of 0 for each instance.

PCS

[GBR]

Pete,
Thanks, I will try your suggestion.

spex,
Thanks, for your explanation.

Greg

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Greg:

First, the 'bin' path in HP-UX is deprecated. It is really a transition link to '/usr/bin'.

That aside, '/usr/bin/true' simply returns an exit code of zero (0). Correspondingly, '/usr/bin/false' yields an exit code of one (1). Neither does anything else!

One uses '/usr/bin/false' or '/usr/bin/true' for instance, in lieu of the shell program for users in '/etc/passwd' to deny a login.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

when running 'configure' in preparation for compiling public software packages, do it like this:
./configure -- RANLIB=/usr/bin/true ...

mfG Peter

[GBR]

Thanks Peter, I'm going to modify my command line arguments to include that.

[GBR]

With Peter's response both of my questions have been answered. Perfect!

Closing.