If automatic build setup is requested, the OWLNext build scripts use SubWCRev to generate the version header with accurate build information (revision number, etc.). Without SubWCRev installed, the scripts will fall back to generate a rudimentary version header (see Installation Guide). This is a nice feature, saving the user from doing manual setup, and it seems to work fine.
However, with SubWCRev installed, it is assumed that the OWLNext root is a Subversion working copy, and if it is not (e.g. a tagged snapshot downloaded manually), SubWCRev will fail, which consequently makes the whole build fail. Ideally, the build scripts should fall back to generate a rudimentary header in this case.
Commit: [r6494]
Wiki: Installing_OWLNext_from_the_Code_Repository
Wiki: OWLNext_Stable_Releases
This issue was fixed on the trunk in [r3370], and merged into 6.34 [r3371] and 6.42 [r3372].
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Commit: [r3370]
Commit: [r3371]
Commit: [r3372]
Last edit: Vidar Hasfjord 2016-06-19
Last edit: Vidar Hasfjord 2016-06-23