Question

The problem is that search does not work because TWiki can't find egrep/fgrep.

The configure scripts reports "Warning: '/usr/bin/fgrep' program was not found on the current PATH. " , bu the path is set to "/usr/bin/fgrep %CS{|-i}% %DET ...".

fgrep/egrep etc are there and do work.

Any ideas?

Environment

-- PeterBonifacio - 14 Jan 2008

Answer

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Looking at our solaris 9 system, we have configured ours to use the fgrep at /bin/fgrep - though I'm a bit puzzeled as to why. I thought TWiki needed the gnu grep, and that it had trouble with solaris'.

-- SvenDowideit - 14 Jan 2008

Thanks Sven - tried that but no difference I'm afraid.

-- PeterBonifacio - 15 Jan 2008

Install GNU grep and use that, it's not hard to do this. Also see TWikiOnSolaris in case that helps.

-- RichardDonkin - 15 Jan 2008

After reading around the issue I came across this page SolarisInstallCookbook which although referring to Solaris 10 provided a pointer, to use the gegrep and gfgrep in /usr/sfw/bin rather than the ones in /usr/local/bin. This did the trick. Thanks to all for their help.

-- PeterBonifacio - 06 Feb 2008