This project of mine builds fine with the standard ./configure; make; make install incantation, but when building an RPM, I get the following output:
libtool: link: printf %s\n "LIBRARY freem0 INITINSTANCE TERMINSTANCE" > .libs/freem.def
libtool: link: printf %s\n "DESCRIPTION \"freem\"" >> .libs/freem.def
libtool: link: printf %s\n "DATA MULTIPLE NONSHARED" >> .libs/freem.def
libtool: link: printf %s\n EXPORTS >> .libs/freem.def
libtool: link: emxexp .libs/libfreem_la-iniconf.o .libs/libfreem_la-sighnd.o .libs/libfreem_la-init.o .libs/libfreem_la-expr.o .libs/libfreem_la-global_dispatch.o .libs/libfreem_la-global_bltin.o .libs/libfreem_la-mlib.o .libs/libfreem_la-namespace.o .libs/libfreem_la-operator.o .libs/libfreem_la-service.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_character.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_device.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_display.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_event.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_global.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_job.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_library.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_lock.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_routine.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_system.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_window.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_z.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zos.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zprocess.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zfile.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zfreem.o .libs/libfreem_la-strings.o .libs/libfreem_la-symtab_dispatch.o .libs/libfreem_la-symtab_bltin.o .libs/libfreem_la-views.o .libs/libfreem_la-xecline.o .libs/libfreem_la-transact.o .libs/libfreem_la-iftab.o .libs/libfreem_la-journal.o .libs/libfreem_la-mref.o .libs/libfreem_la-events.o .libs/libfreem_la-mdebug.o .libs/libfreem_la-log.o .libs/libfreem_la-io_socket.o .libs/libfreem_la-merr.o .libs/libfreem_la-mtok.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zrpi.o .libs/libfreem_la-consttbl.o .libs/libfreem_la-mwapi_window.o .libs/libfreem_la-mwapi_event.o .libs/libfreem_la-shmmgr.o .libs/libfreem_la-locktab.o .libs/libfreem_la-jobtab.o .libs/libfreem_la-tp_check.o .libs/libfreem_la-datatypes.o .libs/libfreem_la-objects.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_object.o .libs/libfreem_la-mcommand.o .libs/libfreem_la-routine.o .libs/libfreem_la-fs.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_map.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_unmap.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_then.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_throw.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_const.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_kvalue.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_ksubscripts.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_tstart.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_tcommit.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_trollback.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_if.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_using.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_with.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_write.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_else.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_read.o .libs/libfreem_la-frmgbl.o | /usr/bin/sed.exe /"_DLL_InitTerm"/d >> .libs/freem.def
libtool: link: /usr/bin/gcc.exe -Zdll -Zcrtdll -o .libs/freem0.dll .libs/libfreem_la-iniconf.o .libs/libfreem_la-sighnd.o .libs/libfreem_la-init.o .libs/libfreem_la-expr.o .libs/libfreem_la-global_dispatch.o .libs/libfreem_la-global_bltin.o .libs/libfreem_la-mlib.o .libs/libfreem_la-namespace.o .libs/libfreem_la-operator.o .libs/libfreem_la-service.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_character.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_device.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_display.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_event.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_global.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_job.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_library.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_lock.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_routine.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_system.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_window.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_z.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zos.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zprocess.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zfile.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zfreem.o .libs/libfreem_la-strings.o .libs/libfreem_la-symtab_dispatch.o .libs/libfreem_la-symtab_bltin.o .libs/libfreem_la-views.o .libs/libfreem_la-xecline.o .libs/libfreem_la-transact.o .libs/libfreem_la-iftab.o .libs/libfreem_la-journal.o .libs/libfreem_la-mref.o .libs/libfreem_la-events.o .libs/libfreem_la-mdebug.o .libs/libfreem_la-log.o .libs/libfreem_la-io_socket.o .libs/libfreem_la-merr.o .libs/libfreem_la-mtok.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_zrpi.o .libs/libfreem_la-consttbl.o .libs/libfreem_la-mwapi_window.o .libs/libfreem_la-mwapi_event.o .libs/libfreem_la-shmmgr.o .libs/libfreem_la-locktab.o .libs/libfreem_la-jobtab.o .libs/libfreem_la-tp_check.o .libs/libfreem_la-datatypes.o .libs/libfreem_la-objects.o .libs/libfreem_la-ssvn_object.o .libs/libfreem_la-mcommand.o .libs/libfreem_la-routine.o .libs/libfreem_la-fs.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_map.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_unmap.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_then.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_throw.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_const.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_kvalue.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_ksubscripts.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_tstart.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_tcommit.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_trollback.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_if.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_using.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_with.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_write.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_else.o .libs/libfreem_la-cmd_read.o .libs/libfreem_la-frmgbl.o -lm -lreadline -Zomf .libs/freem.def
weakld: C:/Home/rpmbuild/BUILD/freem-0.62.3/src/.libs/freem.def - error: Parse error 11 on line 1. (stmt=81)
weakld: error: Parse error 1 on line 11. (errorcode=81 stmt=1836009564)
emxomfld: Invalid statement (line 1 of C:/Home/rpmbuild/BUILD/freem-0.62.3/src/.libs/freem.def)make[2]: *** [Makefile:837: libfreem.la] Error 1
The top few lines of freem.def look like this:
LIBRARY freem0 INITINSTANCE TERMINSTANCEnDESCRIPTION "freem"nDATA MULTIPLE NONSHAREDnEXPORTSn ; segment DATA32
"_pending_signal_type" ; magicseg='DATA32' len=20
"_ssv_tab" ; magicseg='DATA32' len=8
"_evt_queue_rear" ; magicseg='DATA32' len=15
It appears that the newline escape sequences from printf aren't being interpreted properly, as a non-RPM build splits that same output into several lines, with the breaks everywhere you see a suspicious 'n' character in the above.
Any hints?
TIA!
My specfile looks like this (based on docs I found online):
Name: freem
Version: 0.62.3
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: Coherent Logic FreeM MUMPS interpreter and database
License: AGPL-3.0
URL: http://freem.coherent-logic.com/
Source0: http://freem.coherent-logic.com/downloads/freem-%{version}.tar.gz
BuildRequires: gcc
BuildRequires: libtool
BuildRequires: texinfo
BuildRequires: readline-devel
BuildRequires: gcc-wlink
BuildRequires: gcc-wrc
BuildRequires: kbuild-make
%description
Coherent Logic FreeM MUMPS interpreter and database
%prep
%setup -q
%build
CONFIG_SHELL="/bin/sh"; export CONFIG_SHELL;\
%configure CC=/usr/bin/gcc.exe GREP=/usr/bin/grep.exe SED=/usr/bin/sed.exe CFLAGS=-Zomf
make LDFLAGS=-no-undefined
%install
%{make_install} PREFIX=%{_prefix}
%files
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