cups-base : infinite loop while compilation

[Kris Kennaway]

On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 02:45:47PM +0200, Joffrey Audin wrote:
> HI,
> 
> This is an error with cups-base compilation :
> 
> [...]
> Making all in cups...
> cd: can't cd to cups
> gmake[307]: entrant dans le r?pertoire " /usr/ports/print/cups-base/ 
> work/cups-1.2.10 "
> chmod +x cups-config
> for dir in cups backend berkeley cgi-bin filter locale man monitor  
> notifier pdftops scheduler systemv test scripting/php conf data doc  
> fonts ppd templates; do\
>   echo Making all in $dir... ;\
>   (cd $dir; gmake -w) || exit 1;\
>   done
> [repeat this message again]
> 
> 
> This message is an infinite loop where gmake[307]  in next loop is  
> gmake[308] and gmake[309]
> it is forking... And I must stop before too many process freeze my  
> system.
> 
> Someone now where is the bug ??? (message "can't cd to cups" say  
> where is the probleme I think)

Sometimes port builds get confused when you build with a non-default
locale set.  Retry with the 'C' locale and see if it does any better.

Kris