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bug #33736: ./configure on MinGW / WinXP introduces hard disk "errors"

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Sat 09 Jul 2011 08:34:52 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Configuration and Build System Severity:  5 - Blocker
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Other
Status:  Fixed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Philip Nienhuis Originator Email:  -email is unavailable-
Open/Closed:  * Closed Release:  * 3.4.2
Operating System:  * Microsoft Windows Fixed Release:  None
Planned Release:  None
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Thu 24 Nov 2011 10:30:20 AM UTC, comment #3: 

Indeed, this issue is gone with a new tip checkout & newest gnulib (as of today).
I'll close this bug and set its status to "fixed".

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
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Thu 24 Nov 2011 08:20:27 AM UTC, comment #2: 

Indeed, "blocker" may be too severe. After all, it doesn't affect building Octave itself; rather it is a nuisance (although a big one at that).

I'll investigate if it still exists & report back; may take some time.
If it doesn't pop up again, I think we can close this bug.

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
Group Member
Thu 24 Nov 2011 06:13:47 AM UTC, comment #1: 

We should not add more system specific knowledge to the configure script.  It should test for features, not types of systems or version numbers.

The test that prints this message comes from the gnulib rename module, so I think the -email is unavailable- mailing list is the right place to report the problem.

John W. Eaton <jwe>
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Sat 09 Jul 2011 08:34:52 PM UTC, original submission:  

The configure script, when run under MinGW/MSYS on Windows-XP, introduces a hard disk "error". While trying to "check if rename manages hard links correctly" a systray message pops up:

"conftest.exe - Corrupt file"

and on reboot a chkdsk is performed.
(The latter is nasty on 150 GB NTFS partitions with > 250,000 files on it. Takes ages to complete).

I think there are no real disk errors introduced, it's just that configure's rename/hard link test under MinGW/MSYS seems to confuse Windows' HD disk driver so that it sets the "dirty" flag.
Tatsuro reported that he didn't see this anymore on Windows 7.

Nevertheless, as it is known that hard links don't exist on Windows, this configure test had better be left out when ./configure detects it runs under Windows or MinGW (is that at all possible?)
Or could a configure option "--enable-MinGW" or so be added to avoid this test?

BTW I didn't hit this issue when building additional tools and dependencies (which also invoke configure).

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