Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 21:28:25 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: "J. Mallett" <jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Andrew Lankford <arlankfo@141.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: one or two errors in installworld Message-ID: <20020609212825.A81804@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020609205713.A47754@FreeBSD.ORG>; from jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG on Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 08:57:13PM -0700 References: <200206092155296.SM02244@141.com> <20020609205713.A47754@FreeBSD.ORG>
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On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 08:57:13PM -0700, J. Mallett wrote:
> * From Andrew Lankford <arlankfo@141.com>
> >
> > In the file /usr/src/share/sendmail/Makefile:
> >
> > copies::
> > .for dir in ${CFDIRS}
> > ${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 755 -d ${DDIR}/${dir}
> > .endfor
> >
> > ...according to the fine man page, the -d option should appear before both the
> > target directory and all the other options.
> >
> > Also, it appears that INSTALL is defined as "install -C", which I
> > don't think is appropriate for use with the -d option either. I
> > think I noticed a few "install -C -C ... " 's flash by before the
> > last attempted installworld ground to a halt.
>
> Change the override of INSTALL in /etc/make.conf.
>
This is bogus. [x]install should ignore options
that conflict with -d.
If you don't think it's bogus, then fix the
documentation of make.conf and commit an UPDATING
entry to warn everyone who set INSTALL several years
ago.
--
Steve
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