[Pkg-zsh-devel] Bug#993539: Bug#993539: "functions/Misc.zwc" isn't compiled from the bundled source files

[Axel Beckert]

Control: retitle -1 zsh: Modifying HELPDIR comes too late, doesn't catch .zwc files
Control: tag -1 + confirmed

Hi Leo,

Leo Gama wrote:
> Subject: "functions/Misc.zwc" isn't compiled from the bundled source files

Sorry, but that's clearly not true: Since zsh_5.8.orig.tar.xz does not
contain any .zwc file, all .zwc files in the binary packages can't be
anything else than compiled from the bundled source at package build
time.

> If I try to call "run-help" at a ZSH prompt, it reports:
> > $ run-help
> > There is no list of special help topics available at this time.

Can confirm that, though.

> And trying to use it to see the help text for any built-in command just
> opens a man page for zsh...
> 
> Turns out that the default HISTDIR (which is wrong) in the file that
> contains the bytecode compiled version of "run-help" is different from the
> default in the source code "run-help" file:
> > $ grep 'HELPDIR:-/' /usr/share/zsh/functions/Misc/run-help
> > local HELPDIR=${HELPDIR:-/usr/share/zsh/help}
> > $ strings /usr/share/zsh/functions/Misc.zwc | grep 'HELPDIR:-/'
> > HELPDIR:-/usr/share/zsh/5.8/help
> > HELPDIR:-/usr/share/zsh/5.8/help

Hrm, yes, but this is caused by this sed call in debian/rules:

  # Doesn't this need to go before we zcompile stuff into .zwc files? -- Axel
  	sed -i -e 's,^local HELPDIR=.*,local HELPDIR=$${HELPDIR:-/usr/share/zsh/help},; s,:-more,:-/usr/bin/pager,;' \
  		debian/zsh-common/usr/share/zsh/functions/Misc/run-help
  	sed -i -e '1!b;s:^#!.*[ /]zsh:#!/bin/zsh:;s#/usr/local/bin#/usr/bin#;' \
  		`find debian/zsh-common/usr/share/zsh/functions -type f`

Actually your issue is already mentioned in form of the question in
the comment in front of that rule. Or in other words: Your bug report
just answered that question with "yes". :-)

Retitling the bug report accordingly.

		Regards, Axel
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