Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic : System Configuration :
makewhatis is broken. how do i fix it?
1. Use an older (1.x) version of bash. To do this, just name the old binary something like /usr/local/bin/oldbash. Then, change the first line of makewhatis to read:
#!/usr/local/bin/oldbash2. Make a simple fix to the script that will let it run with bash 2.x. There are three lines in the script which use eval statements, each of which looks similar to this:
eval $topath=$"$topath":$nameYou need to add in a \ before the second $ to delay the evaluation of that dollar sign until the eval actually processes it. The example line would look like this:
eval $topath=\$"$topath":$nameEither of those will allow the script to run normally.
chuck@athera.ml.org
I fixed it a different way - just vi `which makewhatis` and find the line: TMPFILE=/root/whatis$$ and change it to: [ -x "$TMP" ] || TMP="/tmp" TMPFILE=$TMP/whatis$$ (I don't have a /root, and you might not, either).mike@blakeley.com
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