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Bug 769341 - gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966 triggers "Negative repeat count does nothing" warnings
gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966 triggers "Negative repeat count does nothing" warnings
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk-doc
Classification: Platform
Component: general
1.25
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: 1.26
Assigned To: gtk-doc maintainers
gtk-doc maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-07-31 00:24 UTC by Michael Catanzaro
Modified: 2016-07-31 19:58 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---



Description Michael Catanzaro 2016-07-31 00:24:49 UTC
For the past year or so (since some Perl upgrade), gtkdoc-mkdb has been emitting a bunch of warnings when run as part of the WebKit build process. (I'm assuming/hoping it's not a WebKit-specific issue. :)

Running gtkdoc-mkdb
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 433.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 433.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 433.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 433.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 874.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 944.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 1083.
Copying template files to output directory...
Running gtkdoc-scan
Running gtkdoc-scangobj
Running gtkdoc-mkdb
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 354.
Negative repeat count does nothing at /home/mcatanzaro/src/jhbuild/install/bin/gtkdoc-mkdb line 3966, <INPUT> line 1214.

Generating webkitdomgtk-4.0 documentation...

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Comment 1 Stefan Sauer (gstreamer, gtkdoc dev) 2016-07-31 19:58:03 UTC
commit 2f968fede39732677efaac205fb8f1e9ae46d90e
Author: Stefan Sauer <ensonic@users.sf.net>
Date:   Sun Jul 31 21:56:01 2016 +0200

    mkdb: fix "Negative repeat count does nothing" warning
    
    Fixes #769341