Bug 23233

Summary: Reincorporate /usr/bin/error in the FreeBSD distribution.
Product: Base System Reporter: Ayan George <ayan>
Component: binAssignee: Kris Kennaway <kris>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 5.0-CURRENT   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Ayan George 2000-12-02 15:40:01 UTC 
	The /usr/bin/error program should be reincorporated into the
	FreeBSD distribution.

Fix: 

Remove it from the Attic and reincorporate it in the FreeBSD
	distribution.

	Instead of invoking error this way:

		make foo | error -v

	This way makes it seem as though it doesn't detect any
	errors.  One must redirect stderr thusly:

		make foo 2>&1 | error -v

	It works just fine and it is incredibly useful.
How-To-Repeat: 
	Try to run /usr/bin/error -- it isn't there.

	Go to:

	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/usr.bin/error/Attic/error.h

	and you'll notice it was removed 11 months, 3 weeks ago.
Comment 1 jedgar 2000-12-03 03:06:41 UTC 
On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 10:30:04AM -0500, Ayan George wrote:
> 
> >Number:         23233
> >Category:       bin
> >Synopsis:       Reincorporate /usr/bin/error in the FreeBSD distribution.
> >Confidential:   no
> 
> >Description:
> 
> 	The /usr/bin/error program should be reincorporated into the
> 	FreeBSD distribution.
> 

how about making it a port (like 44bsd-csh and 44bsd-more)?

-- 
Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org
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Comment 2 Doug Barton freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2000-12-06 08:23:18 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->kris


Kris nuked this, and given the CVS log message I don't hold out a lot of 
hope for its return. However, he can give you a more definitive answer 
when he gets back from his trip. Please be patient, thanks.
Comment 3 Kris Kennaway freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2004-12-27 19:40:00 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

I think it's fair to say I'm not interested in doing this :) If you 
still would like a version of error available to parse the errors from 
make(1), please resubmit it as a port, per the feedback from 4 years 
ago.