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From: peter@netplex.com.au (Peter Wemm)
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Subject: Re: mtree vs /usr/src
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In article <16553.874912346@time.cdrom.com>,
	jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
>> Why is /usr/src owned bin.bin?  Why does make installworld insist on
>> resetting it back to bin.bin, even after I've chown'd it to imp?
>> 
>> Just wondering if there is a good reason for this...
> 
> Hmmm.  Frankly, I don't even see how it can happen.  The make
> hierarchy should have DESTDIR set correctly to point into /usr/obj as
> a result of Satoshi's patches, and a quick review of my own make world
> log shows this to be the case.  Maybe your source tree needs a kick
> in the pants. :)

I've been toying with the idea of a 'nochange' attribute for the mtree
specs.  ie: it'll create the file/directory if it is missing, but will not
touch it if it's already there.
 
> 					Jordan