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Subject: Re: -stable: *** Error code  ONLY one
To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:35:18 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: jmb@kryten.atinc.com, current@freebsd.org
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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