Andrew Barfield Reporter
	Description • 27 years ago

Created by Andrew Barfield (xtremesoftware@usa.net) on Wednesday, August 12, 1998 7:23:36 AM PDT
Additional Details :
A transcript of the MS_DOS build of NgLayout is as follows
(the script encounters a need for unix_date and fails):
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[WINDOWS] C:\raptor_source\mozilla>dir/w/p

 Volume in drive C is Xtreme_Station_1
 Volume Serial Number is ****-****
 Directory of C:\raptor_source\mozilla

[.] [..] [BASE] [CONFIG] [CVS] [DIST] [DOM] [GFX]
[HTMLPA~1] [INCLUDE] [JPEG] [JS] [LAYOUT] [LIB]
[MODULES] [NAV-JAVA] [NSPRPUB] [SUN-JAVA] [VIEW]
[WEBSHELL] [WIDGET] [XPCOM] LEGAL LICENSE NGLAYOUT.MAK
NGLAYOUT.MK TODAY.INC

         5 file(s)         40,026 bytes
        22 dir(s)     816,300,032 bytes free

[WINDOWS] C:\raptor_source\mozilla>nmake /f nglayout.mak
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.62.7022
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1997. All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1081:
'D:\DL\wintools\windows\bin\unix_date'
: program not found Stop.

[WINDOWS] C:\raptor_source\mozilla>NGLAYOUT_HELP!!
Bad Command Or Filename

	Brian Ostrom
	Comment 1 • 27 years ago

Is this still a problem with raptor?  Reassigning to Sarah,
for her Windows build input.

	sar
	Comment 2 • 27 years ago

raptor code I know next to nothing about. I figure angus would probably make
quicker work of this than I.

	Angus Davis Assignee
	Comment 3 • 27 years ago

Actually, I think this is purely a naming issue. The program you download with
all the tools (like rm, mv, etc.) is called "date.exe" not "Unix_Date.exe" --
simply renaming this file should solve the problem. Also, this problem does not
preclude successfully building raptor.

Reassigning to kipp - should we change the makefile or our windows build
instructions? If the latter, reassign back to me and I'll update our mozilla.org
site.

	kipp
	Comment 4 • 27 years ago

Pleae update the build instructions to indicate the need for this.
We don't want to call it "date" because that collides with a builtin
windows program called data that has completely different argument
syntax.

	Angus Davis Assignee
	Comment 5 • 27 years ago

Windows build instructions have been updated.
http://www.mozilla.org/nglayout/winbuild.html

	glynn
	Comment 6 • 26 years ago

marked verified since builds have been working for a long time since this