[rancid] Re: patch expect with expect-hack1

[Ryan West]

Smoke,

It's my understanding that expect => 5.4.3 is fine, you shouldn't need to apply the patch.

-ryan

From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Smokeping slt
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 11:42 AM
To: heas at shrubbery.net; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
Subject: [rancid] Re: patch expect with expect-hack1

hi

thank you very much for your response and spent your valuble time to reply me. i can download the expect and patch from the ftp site.but how can apply the patch to this expect


i extract the expect and follow the steps below

tar -xzf expect.tar.gz

./configure

make

make install


im new to linux world . so plz be kind enough to tell me the steps to patch the expect ?

or

it's just enough to follow the above commnds  ?

your responses are really helpful to me

tnx

> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 08:22:26 -0700
> From: heas at shrubbery.net
> To: smokeping123 at hotmail.com
> CC: rancid at shrubbery.net
> Subject: Re: patch expect with expect-hack1
>
> Fri, May 14, 2010 at 01:00:42PM +0600, Smokeping slt:
> >
> > hi
> >
> >
> >
> > i need to install rancid and experience with it. i feel its really a good software whicn can use in any Network Troubleshooting
> >
> >
> >
> > i install rancid on top of RHEL5 32 bit
> >
> > re
> >
> > i pre-installed the following version of expect and tcl using the RPM.
> >
> >
> >
> > expect-5.43.0-5.1.i386.rpm
> >
> > tcl-8.4.13-3.fc6.i386.rpm
> >
> >
> >
> > but in http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/ they mention that expect need to patch with expect-hack1 .
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) is it must thing to do ?
> >
> >
> >
> > 2) if so using what command i patch the expect using expect-hack1 since i didnt install using the source
> >
> >
> >
> > your responses are highly appriciated
>
> if you are running on solaris or linux, you need the patch. you have to
> build expect from source after adding the patch. patch(1) can help with
> applying the patch.
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