From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9260EC433B4 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:16:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 183C2610E6 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:16:32 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 183C2610E6 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=linaro.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Received: from localhost ([::1]:35164 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lXMSd-0005mH-3x for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:16:31 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33744) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lXMRf-000549-UO for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:15:31 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-x536.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::536]:34430) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lXMRc-0000S3-5n for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:15:31 -0400 Received: by mail-ed1-x536.google.com with SMTP id i3so6115478edt.1 for ; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:15:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=mrhJHHHGg1vMzWlVs+H1N1tb/16jLZLZI0RehSdwhzY=; b=o8adYulXy6RfIKCXumyppBJAcMLcOHHd0W4VYGOkiD+YOlocDzlbUQHfel5TRBHeux tqffa2YK8PD2hbBHnsoPsDo5q190K+Do4NJIjI4d17BjyMN9Ai0fJWVH9JOoVVqbzZUV t2CuU7Mbr8fYYNT//0cCktyuXEAoSf/lPPKBQt3p0hqE37R5eu4tZRmC1+tw6Jq+aLuv sEMPePUWL3frauziX9gErWrIfAoxSo1SjAegCLemx//VSM43kJE3TRHA0U18XFpBFr+V P4zguX57TSAhU87x6t5WtVOXRjKvef6OFZ1HvbW6+3st2h1ZCfQQ3XKQHj+UWCnbFZmS yJjQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=mrhJHHHGg1vMzWlVs+H1N1tb/16jLZLZI0RehSdwhzY=; b=kJAlV9dVp7BjhePoqGrGswszW19XLIeHygOcL+tEdmhZhvW/zPIHQ300cSJfWJb6P/ SlZ7LqBdXVWmjql/pcsD/msGawLUDqRtaeVdQKO7XFKpYV70tRd4KqNP0mMnztKKJTVa eWUW/IECmWFqzhUfNpEu0WOqDZqf2G5MzJP5AOWqQ3LHQoUBw3+MHGpkBfJBR6de5h04 plMSprv5MSaVMA7+i64MFXy7vp+Uy6IaiOjc7YmrXTlLtem2Vs71IkBWvOUwVYxjljDo IeQhBATcBFL6P2gEBAwcDrZ+erkyertVlrtsjW3xhhj37lP26ArQzik+E/RNjgROpDbJ OBWw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532S7Lon5p6k4CJ/oYcS0dRYe8TVnG4655ai3iREEpu3tTERmIfc Q0CdejBditMzcgyUHjbLdpk7gjv0A7DToShMYUVRpg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwzurlc6nCYPhvQe0xKW7OO7kfr+/u4EOe0Ti68CF4gAuk3GOM6I5Lt5AYk+cTxUllaXspk+ESjOHJ4pFJHN6s= X-Received: by 2002:aa7:d28d:: with SMTP id w13mr9122017edq.251.1618571725070; Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:15:25 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210416102559.213649-1-philmd@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: From: Peter Maydell Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:14:36 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH-for-6.0?] configure: Improve error message with specified meson path is not found To: Darren Kenny Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::536; envelope-from=peter.maydell@linaro.org; helo=mail-ed1-x536.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Paolo Bonzini , =?UTF-8?Q?Philippe_Mathieu=2DDaud=C3=A9?= , QEMU Developers Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 at 12:09, Darren Kenny wrote: > > On Friday, 2021-04-16 at 12:25:59 +02, Philippe Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9 wrote: > > $ ../configure --meson=3D~/.local/bin/meson > > ERROR: Meson not found. Use --meson=3D/path/to/meson (absolute path) > Interesting that some shells don't expand the tilde (~), when some will > in this case - but either way this message is a lot clearer. What shells do expand ~ in the middle of a word? POSIX compliant shells should not, I think... thanks -- PMM