Bug 19404

Summary: /usr/bin/error should be included in the FreeBSD distribution.
Product: Base System Reporter: Ayan George <ayan>
Component: binAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 5.0-CURRENT   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Ayan George 2000-06-20 17:30:01 UTC 
	I'd like to see /usr/bin/error re-incorporated into the FreeBSD
	distribution.  It is a useful utility and works with the current
	toolchain.

Fix: 

Reincorporate the /usr/bin/error source in the FreeBSD source tree.
How-To-Repeat: 
	Look in /usr/src/usr.bin for error and you won't find anything. :)
Comment 1 n_hibma 2000-06-20 17:32:42 UTC 
> 	I'd like to see /usr/bin/error re-incorporated into the FreeBSD
> 	distribution.  It is a useful utility and works with the current
> 	toolchain.

Forgive me my ignorance, but what does the utility do. Also, you suggest
that it has been in the tree and has been removed. Did you checkout
why? Replacements that have been added?

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Comment 2 n_hibma 2000-06-20 23:30:30 UTC 
For reference. Please include <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG> in the
CC line in any answer.

Nick

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:40:45 +0100 (BST)
From: Nick Hibma <n_hibma@qubesoft.com>
To: Ayan George <ayan@kiwi.ayan.net>
Subject: Re: bin/19404: /usr/bin/error should be included in the FreeBSD
    distribution.


Well best chance is to see whether it works/ make it work and then send
of a PR or submit it to -hackers or -current.

Waiting for someone else to do it is probably not going to work.

Nick

> The utility was removed.  I emailed the person who removed it.
> 
> The error utility reads the output of make and cc (gcc) as well as
> other utilities.  If there is an error or warning, error inserts
> that information in the source file in a comment.  This is really
> useful.
> 
> It was removed by kris@freebsd.org on Dec 11, 1999 according to
> the web based CVS repository browser at www.freebsd.org.  The reason
> he cites is that it doesn't work with the toolchain (make, gcc,
> etc.) that FreeBSD uses but I've found that the be untrue.  It
> seems to work great.  If it doesn't, I'd be willing to make it
> work.
> 
> [ Quoted message from Nick Hibma, received Jun 20,  5:32pm.]
> 
> > 
> > Forgive me my ignorance, but what does the utility do. Also, you suggest
> > that it has been in the tree and has been removed. Did you checkout
> > why? Replacements that have been added?
> > 
> > --
> > n_hibma@webweaving.org
> > n_hibma@freebsd.org                                          USB project
> > http://www.etla.net/~n_hibma/
> > 
> 
> [ End message from Nick Hibma. ]
> 
> 

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n_hibma@freebsd.org                                          USB project
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Comment 3 Johan Karlsson freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2002-04-24 03:31:25 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

error was added to ports just after the discussion 
in this PR see devel/error.