Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:26:21 -0800 From: Beech Rintoul <beech@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: Stanislav Sedov <stas@FreeBSD.org>, Beech Rintoul <beech@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Help with copytree code Message-ID: <200807061326.30152.beech@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200805182355.24787.beech@freebsd.org> References: <200805182328.45822.beech@freebsd.org> <200805182355.24787.beech@freebsd.org>
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On Sunday 18 May 2008, Beech Rintoul said: > On Sunday 18 May 2008, Beech Rintoul said: > > This copytree code is from bsd.port.mk, and I've been asked to > > try and find a fix. This is very handy for installing a whole > > tree (like a web app) keeping everything intact. It wasn't > > designed to copy to a populated directory so it affects > > everything in that dir, not just what's being installed. We need > > to keep it's > > functionality, but a fix is more than I can come up with. So I > > thought I'd ask you code gurus to help. If this can be fixed many > > will thank you! > > > > I attached it so it won't get line wrapped. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Beech > > Looks like it got stripped off, so I posted it here: > > http://www.alaskaparadise.com/freebsd/copytree_code I'd just like to thank stas@ and everyone who replied with suggestions, code etc. I believe that I now have something workable and it's been submitted to portmgr for review and possible inclusion in bsd.port.mk along with some new features of my own. Hopefully, this will fix a long standing problem with copytree_*. Once again thanks all :-) Beech -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - beech@FreeBSD.org /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://www.freebsd.org X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Latest Release: / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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