Re: pkg/33339: if can't change directory, pkgsrc should not continue

[Roland Illig <rillig%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/33339; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Roland Illig <rillig%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/33339: if can't change directory, pkgsrc should not continue
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:33:17 +0200

 reed%reedmedia.net@localhost wrote:
 > pkgsrc has many cd to some directory and just assumes that works
 > and continues to next step.
 > 
 > This has caused my configure steps to move my pkgsrc Makefile.
 > 
 > This has caused my make clean-depends to end up cleaning entire pkgsrc tree.
 > 
 > And more.
 > 
 >>How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > One example was on pkgsrc-users today:
 > 
 > cd /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/xpm
 > make extract
 > make CLEANDEPENDS=YES clean install
 
 It's quite simple. Run "pkglint -Wnone,extra /usr/pkgsrc/mk/bsd.pkg.mk" 
 and fix all warnings that say "A semicolon should only be used to 
 separate commands after switching to "set -e" mode." After that is done, 
 things will be much better.
 
 Roland