Subject: Re: Freetype2, the bug explained
To: Vincent <10.50@free.fr>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 04/14/2004 14:14:35
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:06:25 +0200
Vincent <10.50@free.fr> wrote:
> HI there,
>
> some time ago, someone spoke about a bug in the install script of the
> Freetype2 package.
>
> The problem lies in tha fact that, in the build/unix/install.mk
> makefile, the $(INSTALL_DATA) expands to "install", which means that
> each time the line is read, it DOES NOT executes /usr/bin/install but
> rather calls recursively the "install" target, which results in an
> infinite loop.
>
> The clean way to correct it is to change the definition of INSTALL_DATA
> and INSTALL_SCRIPT in the unix_def.mk file (if I remember correctly)
> from "install" to "/usr/bin/install" and everything will be fine.
Could you try to add the following line in freetype2:
MAKE_FLAGS+= INSTALL_DATA="${INSTALL_DATA}"
and try again?
Thanks.
PS: pkgsrc-bugs@ is not the list to discuss these issues, as it's only intended
to receive bugs sent by send-pr. Use tech-pkg@ instead, where I'm cc'ing now.
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Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
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