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Date:      Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:33:04 -0700
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Jun Kuriyama <kuriyama@imgsrc.co.jp>
Cc:        Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Remove absolute symlink in $MAKEOBJDIR
Message-ID:  <20030602063304.GA16232@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <7mvfvpcb8s.wl@black.imgsrc.co.jp>
References:  <7mvfvpcb8s.wl@black.imgsrc.co.jp>

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On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 02:13:55PM +0900, Jun Kuriyama wrote:
> 
> In usual buildworld, we have absolute symbolic links in $MAKEOBJDIR.
> This causes built $MAKEOBJDIR can use to install the world on other
> boxen only if same /usr/src (or etc.) location and same $MAKEOBJDIR.
> 
> I'm using this patch for months to avoid this situation.
> 
> (1) Copy man pages rather than absolute symlinks.

I prefer the ln's over cp.  Are you sure this is the only reason for the
same $MAKEOBJDIR requirement?  Also, typically one sets MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX,
not MAKEOBJDIR.  Are you sure you're using the right one for what you're
wanting to do?

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)



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