[Debichem-devel] Bug#722511: Bug#722511: FTBFS: maximum path length limited to 65 chars

[Michael Banck]

severity 722511 important
thanks

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:40:39PM +0100, Michael Tautschnig wrote:
> Package: nwchem
> Version: 6.3+r1-1
> Severity: serious
> Usertags: goto-cc
> 
> Building nwchem in a clean chroot resulted in the following surprising build
> failure:
> 
> ...
> Making libraries in basis
>  
> The directory name chosen for NWCHEM_TOP is longer than 
> the maximum allowed value of 65 characters
>       current NWCHEM_TOP=/srv/jenkins-workspace/find-asm-atomics-pthread-nwchem/nwchem-6.1/src equal to 1 characters
> please chose a directory with a shorter name
> E.g., setenv NWCHEM_TOP /home/nwchem_user/nwchem
> make[3]: *** [errorlongpwd] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [libraries] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/srv/jenkins-workspace/find-asm-atomics-pthread-nwchem/nwchem-6.1/src'
> make[1]: *** [override_dh_auto_build] Error 2
> 
> A path length limit of 65 characters is questionable at best.

I agree, but I am not convinced this is release critical, as long as it
builds on the autobuilders and users can still build it with a shorter
build path.


Michael