Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:35:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: jmb@kryten.atinc.com, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -stable: *** Error code ONLY one Message-ID: <199509140535.WAA06494@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199509140502.PAA09329@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Sep 14, 95 03:02:29 pm
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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?
Agreed, the above should be put in src/etc/Makefile and be a forced
unconditional install of ${DESTDIR}/etc/rmt.
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Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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