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Date:      Wed, 8 Aug 2001 07:30:55 -0700
From:      Mark Peek <mark@whistle.com>
To:        Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        audit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] fix a file(1) minor POLA stretching
Message-ID:  <p0510031fb796f6fd7184@[207.76.207.129]>
In-Reply-To: <20010808123139.G534@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
References:  <p0510030bb795ce34d864@[207.76.207.129]> <20010808183309.M6269-100000@besplex.bde.org> <20010808123139.G534@ringworld.oblivion.bg>

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At 12:31 PM +0300 8/8/01, Peter Pentchev wrote:
>On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 06:45:44PM +1000, Bruce Evans wrote:
>  > Building at install time breaks installing from readonly object trees
>  > (if the sources somehow become out of date).

Bruce, thanks for catching my mistake. You're right, my patch would 
break readonly object trees.

>True.  Then how about just generating the magic DB at install time,
>right into the destination directory?
>Patch attached.

Given the constraints of cross platform builds and readonly object 
trees (phase of the moon anyone? :-) ), I believe your updated patch 
is on the right track.

>  beforeinstall:
>  	$(INSTALL) $(COPY) -o $(BINOWN) -g $(BINGRP) -m $(MAGICMODE) \
>  	    magic $(DESTDIR)$(MAGICFILE)
>+	cd ${DESTDIR}${MAGICFILE:H} && \
>+	    ${.OBJDIR}/file -C -m ${DESTDIR}${MAGICFILE}
>

I don't believe the "cd" is necessary and you could get away with:

	./file -C -m ${DESTDIR}${MAGICFILE}

Mark

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