[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       apache-httpd-dev
Subject:    Re: Windup!
From:       Jim Jagielski <jim () devsys ! jaguNET ! com>
Date:       1999-11-30 13:53:28
[Download RAW message or body]

I think that this needs to be updated. Older versions used to be
more "verbose" and allowed the error messages to leak. I'll
try to adjust this :)

Sascha Schumann wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 09:52:02AM +0000, Ben Laurie wrote:
> > This really irritates me (have I mentioned this before? Never mind):
> > 
> > A test compilation with your Makefile configuration failed. This is most
> > likely because your C compiler is not ANSI. Apache requires an ANSI C
> > Compiler, such as gcc. The above error message from your compiler will
> > also
> > provide a clue.
> > Aborting!
> > 
> > What a pity there is no "above error message", eh?
> 
>     Users often report only this standard message. Needless to
>     say that it does not help. IMO the failed command should be
>     displayed including the error messages it produced. That
>     would ease tracking down software configuration failures.
> 
> -- 
> 
>           Regards,
> 
>                             Sascha Schumann
>                                  Consultant
> 


-- 
===========================================================================
   Jim Jagielski   [|]   jim@jaguNET.com   [|]   http://www.jaguNET.com/
                "Are you suggesting coconuts migrate??"

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]