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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: jmb@kryten.atinc.com, rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com
Subject: Re: -stable: *** Error code  ONLY one
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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