Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:16:28 +0400 From: Andrey Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mtree -L is broken due to unneded type=link additions to BSD.*.dist Message-ID: <20040330141627.GA51918@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <xzpn05y5sw1.fsf@dwp.des.no> References: <20040328182314.GA99956@nagual.pp.ru> <xzpisgmwurw.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040330093548.GA46139@nagual.pp.ru> <xzpvfkmvdew.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040330103119.GA47518@nagual.pp.ru> <xzpr7vavc9a.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040330105948.GA48082@nagual.pp.ru> <20040330111059.GA48428@nagual.pp.ru> <xzpn05y5sw1.fsf@dwp.des.no>
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On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 04:09:02PM +0200, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote:
>
> So what *is* the supported way to create and populate ${PREFIX}?
As you can see in bsd.port.mk, it is
make install-mtree
> and why didn't you protest this change when it was discussed on the
> lists? the conclusion of that discussion was "BSD.*.dist doesn't list
> symlinks because we thought mtree couldn't handle them"
I do that already. Kris ask me in private message about problems symlinks
can cause in BSD.*.dist. I explain that either -P or -L will be broken. He
resend my answer to interested parties. Apparently, you was not among
them.
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Andrey Chernov | http://ache.pp.ru/
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