Matthias Ferdinand <mf+ml.pkgsrc-users%netzwerkagentursaarland.de@localhost>
writes:
> Error message like
> /bin/cp: failed to preserve ownership for ...: Permission denied
> ==> 84 ${CP} -pf ${STAGE_PKGFILE} ${PKGFILE}
Which version of cp?
What does POSIX say about -pf? I'd expect "try to preserve permissions,
but don't fail". But actually it is a bit ambiguous, and your cp is
probably ok:
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cp.html
I think -p is there for mod times.
So perhaps adding || and ${CP} without the -p is the right thing.
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