Update less to 704 - #558
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The 704 bump failed the build gate on both arches:
`less` failed to build: other: output globs did not match any files: lessecho
Not a packaging mistake in the bump — an upstream layout change. less's
Makefile.in installs lessecho somewhere different now:
692: ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} lessecho ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/lessecho
704: ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} lessecho ${DESTDIR}${libexecdir}/lessecho
With `./configure --prefix=/usr` that is usr/libexec, so the usr/bin glob
matched nothing. `less` and `lesskey` are unaffected — both still install to
bindir — which is why only one of the three outputs broke.
Following upstream rather than forcing --libexecdir=/usr/bin. lessecho is an
internal helper for LESSOPEN pipes, not a user-facing command, so libexec is
where it belongs; 24 packages here already ship usr/libexec outputs and none
override libexecdir. OutputLib matches findutils' `libexec_frcode` — the same
shape, an executable helper that lives outside PATH.
Verified locally on the 704 tree before pushing:
min package build --rebuild less exit 0
min check --packages less 15/15 Pass
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Update less
692→704Source:
custom:https://release-monitoring.org/api/v2/versions/?project_id=1550:operator-pinnedRelease: https://github.com/gwsw/less/releases/tag/704
Changelog: gwsw/less@692...704
Released: unknown (non-GitHub source or tag-only fallback)
Components changed
CycloneDX component delta (declared materials — the package's own version, not a dependency-tree diff)
less692704less-upstream692704Changes
69270461300f603798ecf1...20a0b0a2bb2525fa...gs://minimal-staging-archives/less-692.tar.gzgs://minimal-staging-archives/less-704.tar.gz(BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-3.0-only)(source: tarball)Quality suggestions
testsblock. This package has no standalone tests, so the buildbot will only verify compilation — not functional correctness. Consider adding a minimal smoke test (e.g., a--versionor small round-trip invocation) as part of this PR so future bumps catch regressions. Seepackages/python/build.nclfor a simple example.Created by pkgmgr