mnexec.c: Compilation Error due to missing terminating " character in 'VERSION' macro on Codespaces (Blank Template)

[BenjaminSJLIN]

Bug Report: mnexec.c Compilation Issue

I encountered a compilation error in the mnexec.c file when attempting to build the project within a GitHub Codespaces (Blank Template) environment. The issue appears to be related to a missing terminating quote in the VERSION macro expansion.

Environment Details

• Environment: GitHub Codespaces (Blank Template)

Error Description

The compiler failed while processing mnexec.c during the make command. The error message explicitly states a "missing terminating " character," which occurs during the expansion of the VERSION` macro.

Full Error Output

Here is the complete output from the compiler:

mnexec.c: In function ‘main’:
<command-line>: error: missing terminating " character
mnexec.c:208:28: note: in expansion of macro ‘VERSION’
  208 |              printf("%s\n", VERSION);
      |                            ^~~~~~~
mnexec.c:208:35: error: expected expression before ‘)’ token
  208 |              printf("%s\n", VERSION);
      |                                   ^
make: *** [Makefile:50: mnexec] Error 1

Steps to Reproduce

Please provide the detailed steps to reproduce this issue:

1. Open a new GitHub Codespaces environment using the Blank Template.
2. Clone/download the project repository.
3. Open the install.sh script in the root directory.
4. Replace all instances of pep8 with pycodestyle within the install.sh file.
5. Execute the installation or build command: sudo ./install.sh -a

Thank you for your assistance in resolving this!

[ramonfontes]

Honestly, I see no reason to modify the code just to make it run in a specific environment. Moreover, the reported error is incomplete, as the issue is actually in the Mininet repository, not in Mininet-WiFi.