Troubleshooting

If there are any problems with using dmake in distributed mode, verify the following:

• The $HOME environment variable is set to an accessible directory.

   
  % ls -la $HOME
  

• The file $HOME/.dmakerc exists, is readable, and contains correct information.

   
  % cat $HOME/.dmakerc
  

• All hosts mentioned in the $HOME/.dmakerc file are alive. Use the /usr/sbin/ping command to check each host.

   
  % /usr/sbin/ping $HOST
  

  $HOST is the name of the system that is listed as the host in $HOME/.dmakerc file.

• Verify that the path to the dmake binaries is correct by using the which command to find the dmake, rxm, and rxs commands:

   
  % which dmake
  % which rxm
  % which rxs
  

• The remote login (rsh or ssh) on each host works without a password, and each remote login takes an acceptable time (less than 2 seconds).

   
  % time rsh $HOST uname -a
  

• The file /etc/opt/SPROdmake/dmake.conf exists on each host and contains the correct information. If this file does not exist, dmake will distribute only one job on this system:

   
  % rsh $HOST cat /etc/opt/SPROdmake/dmake.conf
  

• The path to the dmake binaries is correct for each host:

   
  % rsh $HOST `which dmake`
  % rsh $HOST `which rxm`
  % rsh $HOST `which rxs`
  

• The build area is available from each host (rwx):

   
  % cd $BUILD
  % rm $HOST.check.tmp
  % echo "Build area is available from host $HOST" > $HOST.check.tmp
  % rsh $HOST cat $BUILD/$HOST.check.tmp
  

  where $BUILD is the full path to the build area.

• That $HOME is available from each host:

   
  % cd $HOME
  % rm $HOST.check.tmp
  % echo "HOME is available from host $HOST" > $HOST.check.tmp
  % rsh $HOST cat $HOME/$HOST.check.tmp