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Date:      Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:55:39 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Veggy Vinny)
Cc:        imp@village.org, current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: /usr/bin/install in -current broken
Message-ID:  <199610100125.KAA16358@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PTX.3.95.961009131334.5738g-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> from "Veggy Vinny" at Oct 9, 96 01:14:54 pm

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Veggy Vinny stands accused of saying:
> > 
> > Might I suggest that you have '.' in your path before /usr/bin and
> > that top also has a install program that is being grabbed first?  The
> > error message for things that /usr/bin/install doesn't understand
> > looks more like:
> 
> 	Actually, you're right and thanks for pointing it out so how do I
> tell which install the make install wants?

It wants the one in /usr/bin.  Take '.' out of your path.
(Sheesh, and you wonder why your local hackers have such an easy time
 getting root on your systems.  Gawd.)

> -Vince- GaiaNet Corporation Unix Networking Operations

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