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Subject: install on {Net,Open}BSD vs install on FreeBSD
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 13:56:17 -0600
From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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I've found a difference in the way the install command's syntax and
functionality on {Net,Open}BSD (hereafter "other BSDs") vs FreeBSD.

In the other BSDs, install -d means to create the directory.  In
FreeBSD it means to turn on debugging.  I propose that we implement
the other BSDs' -d semantics in FreeBSD, and change -d -> -D for
debugging.  I kinda like the other BSDs functionality, so I thought
I'd see if there was interest in importing into FreeBSD.

I'll be happy to make the needed patches to install, but I'd like to
try the waters with this idea before I go off and do a lot of work and
to get feedback on the wisdom of this change.  Yes, including the man
page :-).

My take:  Changing a debugging flag should have minimal impact on the
install base of FreeBSD.  Merging of the syntax (if not the actual
code) of the install programs is a good thing for the BSD community in
general, and the FreeBSD speficially.  It should be done, and should
cause few, if any, problems.

Comments?

Warner