Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:33:04 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Jun Kuriyama <kuriyama@imgsrc.co.jp> Cc: Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Remove absolute symlink in $MAKEOBJDIR Message-ID: <20030602063304.GA16232@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <7mvfvpcb8s.wl@black.imgsrc.co.jp> References: <7mvfvpcb8s.wl@black.imgsrc.co.jp>
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On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 02:13:55PM +0900, Jun Kuriyama wrote: > > In usual buildworld, we have absolute symbolic links in $MAKEOBJDIR. > This causes built $MAKEOBJDIR can use to install the world on other > boxen only if same /usr/src (or etc.) location and same $MAKEOBJDIR. > > I'm using this patch for months to avoid this situation. > > (1) Copy man pages rather than absolute symlinks. I prefer the ln's over cp. Are you sure this is the only reason for the same $MAKEOBJDIR requirement? Also, typically one sets MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX, not MAKEOBJDIR. Are you sure you're using the right one for what you're wanting to do? -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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