Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:02:29 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: jmb@kryten.atinc.com, rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -stable: *** Error code ONLY one Message-ID: <199509140502.PAA09329@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> beforeinstall:
>> + rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/rmt
>> -ln -s ${BINDIR}/rmt ${DESTDIR}/etc/rmt
>>
>> .include <bsd.prog.mk>
>>
>Correct method:
> if [ ! -e ${DESTDIR}/etc/rmt]; then \
> ln -s ${BINDIR}/rmt ${DESTDIR}/etc/rmt \
> fi
>It is not nice for make world to touch things in /etc, no matter what
>it is. The unsilent ignoreing of the error above was a quick hack
>by some one who did not bother to do it correctly.
Really correct method:
# -ln -s ${BINDIR}/rmt ${DESTDIR}/etc/rmt
`make install' in /usr/src doesn't install /etc/rc so why should it
install /etc/rmt?
Bruce
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