Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 03:00:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kazu TAKAMUNE <takamune@avrl.mei.co.jp>
To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: bin/8279: [patch] /usr/sbin/sysctl -> ${DESTDIR}/sbin/sysctl
Message-ID: <199904141000.DAA45505@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/8279; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Kazu TAKAMUNE <takamune@avrl.mei.co.jp>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Cc: bde@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: bin/8279: [patch] /usr/sbin/sysctl -> ${DESTDIR}/sbin/sysctl
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:58:21 +0900
Hi, I'm the originator.
This problem has fixed on FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE and later,
not fixed on FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE. Should we close this old PR ?
To create symlinks, we have a new macro `SYMLINKS' made by
Bruce. Do not use the macro `LINKS' with `LN_FLAGS=-s'.
Please see below.
>>>>> On Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:06:26 -0800 (PST)
>>>>> bde@FreeBSD.org(Bruce Evans) said:
>
> bde 1999/03/22 19:06:26 PST
>
> Modified files:
> share/mk bsd.kmod.mk bsd.lib.mk bsd.prog.mk
> Log:
> Removed all traces of LN_FLAGS. It was only used to produce a link
> /usr/sbin/sysctl -> ${DESTDIR}/sbin/sysctl in some versions of 2.2,
> and this link was broken if DESTDIR was set.
>
> Added a SYMLINKS macro. This works the same as LINKS, except it
> creates symlinks and the linked-to pathname may be relative. This
> is more flexible than LN_FLAGS, since it supports installing
> symlinks independently of hard links.
>
> Use `ln -f[s] ...' instead of `rm -f ...; ln [-s] ...' for LINKS and
> SYMLINKS. This is equivalent if the target is neither a directory nor
> a symlink to a directory.
>
> PR: 8279
>
> Revision Changes Path
> 1.59 +16 -5 src/share/mk/bsd.kmod.mk
> 1.86 +14 -4 src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
> 1.82 +13 -3 src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
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With best regards. Kazu TAKAMUNE
takamune@avrl.mei.co.jp
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