[Bug-cfengine] RESUBMISSION: constants have to be defined for every platform even if they are not used on every platform

[Andreas Kreuzinger]

Hi !

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I submitted this bug report over a month ago and didn't get an answer.  :(

It appeared in the news group gnu.cfengine.bug and I got no mail bounce so
I think you received my mail.

It would be nice to hear something like "This is not a bug." or "This will
be fixed." or something else so I know that someone is working on it. Or,
at least, took a look at the problem and decided that it's not a bug.

mfg andy
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Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:21:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: constants have to be defined for every platform even if they are
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Hi !

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If I define constants depending on the operating system and/or release I
have to define them for all platforms. Otherwise I get an error that they
are not defined, even if I don't use them on this platform.

Here is an example config file:
[...snip...]
control:
  freebsd::
    lprng_sh = ( /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lprng.sh )
[...snip...]
editfiles:
  freebsd.!PrintServer::
    { $(lprng_sh)
      HashCommentLinesContaining "/usr/local/sbin/lpd"
      DefineClasses "stop_lpd" 
    }
[...snip...]

lprng_sh is not defined for solaris.

When I run cfengine (debug level 1 (=parsing)) on a solaris host I get
this output (only the interesting bits):
[...snip...]
BEGIN NEW ACTION Control Defintions:
Class:: freebsd::
   (No actions pending in Control Defintions:)
HandleClass(freebsd)
Simple identifier or class = (freebsd)
HandleClass(end)
HandleId(lprng_sh)
RecordMacroId(lprng_sh)
LEFTBRACK
HandleItem(/usr/local/etc/rc.d/lprng.sh)
simple item = (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/lprng.sh)
Not installing , no match
RIGHTBRACK
   (No actions pending in Control Defintions:)
[...snip...]
BEGIN NEW ACTION Edit Simple Text File:
Class:: freebsd.!PrintServer::
   (No actions pending in Edit Simple Text File:)
HandleClass(freebsd.!PrintServer)
Compound class = (freebsd.!PrintServer) with 2 members
HandleClass(end)
   (No actions pending in Edit Simple Text File:)
InitializeAction()
HandleVarpath($(lprng_sh))
HandleItem(HashCommentLinesContaining)
simple item = (HashCommentLinesContaining)
Handling Edit of $(lprng_sh), action [HashCommentLinesContaining] with data </us
r/local/sbin/lpd>
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,c_dir=/home/sysop/config)=c_dir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,conf_dir_client_all=/home/sysop/config/client/all)=conf_di
r_client_all
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,skey_access=/etc/skey.access)=skey_access
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,Verbose=off)=Verbose
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,c_subdir=solaris)=c_subdir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,cfengine_dir=/home/sysop/config/cfengine)=cfengine_dir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,conf_dir_server=/home/sysop/config/server/solaris)=conf_di
r_server
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,c_dir_server=/home/sysop/config/server)=c_dir_server
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,Warnings=on)=Warnings
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,rc_script_dir=/etc/init.d)=rc_script_dir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,sendmail_cf=/etc/mail/sendmail.cf)=sendmail_cf
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,inetd_conf=/etc/inet/inetd.conf)=inetd_conf
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,crontab_dir=/var/spool/cron/crontabs)=crontab_dir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,Inform=off)=Inform
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,root_crontab=/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root)=root_crontab
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,script_dir=/home/sysop/config/scripts)=script_dir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,periodic_dir=DUMMY_PFAD_fuer_cfengine-periodic_dir_fuer_so
laris)=periodic_dir
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,sshd_config=/etc/dbai/sshd_config)=sshd_config
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,conf_dir_server_all=/home/sysop/config/server/all)=conf_di
r_server_all
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,conf_dir_client=/home/sysop/config/client/solaris)=conf_di
r_client
CompareMacro(lprng_sh,c_dir_client=/home/sysop/config/client)=c_dir_client
Bad variable $(lprng_sh)
ReleaseCurrentLock()
[...snip...]

It doesn't make a difference but this solaris host is not defined as
PrintServer.
freebsd.!PrintServer should not match on this host. So why do I have to
define this constant?

Tested on Solaris 2.6 and FreeBSD 3.4 and 4.1 with cfengine 1.4.2 and
1.5.4.

mfg andy
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     I am from Austria - but I did not vote for Joerg Haider and the FPOE.
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