Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:12:21 +0100 From: David Taylor <davidt@yadt.co.uk> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/26317: /modules not created by make installkernel Message-ID: <20010406151221.A888@gattaca.yadt.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104062333540.56456-100000@besplex.bde.org>; from bde@zeta.org.au on Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 23:39:59 %2B1000 References: <20010406145604.A447@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104062333540.56456-100000@besplex.bde.org>
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2001, Bruce Evans wrote:
> >=20
> > So, basically, are you saying that this is not a problem and this PR sh=
ould
> > be closed, or do you think the installkernel target should at least make
> > an attempt at doing the right thing in case of a user mess-up, and just
> > mkdir ${DESTDIR}/modules?
>=20
> I would close it.
>=20
> Using mkdir would be wrong since it might get the directory ownership or
> permissions wrong.
>=20
It should at least bomb out with an error message, instead of pretending it
succesfully installed your kernel and modules, even though what it
_actually_ did was install one module as '/modules'...
--=20
David Taylor
davidt@yadt.co.uk
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