Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:02:29 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: jmb@kryten.atinc.com, rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -stable: *** Error code ONLY one Message-ID: <199509140502.PAA09329@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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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
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