Re: problem building build package from cvs
>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen J Turnbull
<stephen(a)xemacs.org> writes:
>>>> "PB" == rendhalver
<rendhalver(a)xemacs.org> writes:
PB> i am running XEmacs 21.4.9RC1 on
FreeBSD 4.6
Stephen> FreeBSD is known to require you to fiddle with your Local.rules a bit.
Stephen> gnu cp accepts -a as an alias for -dpR (don't follow symlinks,
Stephen> preserve file attributes, recursively copy directories and be smart
Stephen> about copying special files). -f means force unlink before copying
Stephen> over a file.
cool thanks stephen
Stephen> There's an RCOPY definition in Local.rules for this particular one,
Stephen> which for non-GNU systems seems to recommend -pR. You may find other
Stephen> things you want to tweak (eg, don't *BSDs use a non-GNU tar?) If so,
Stephen> tell Steve Y for inclusion in Local.rules.template.
PB> note i had to use gmake to even get this far the std FreeBSD
PB> make didnt work at all
Stephen> Yup. Ask Steve Y about future plans, but the package build process
Stephen> has always required GNU make. Portable Makefiles are annoying.
we could do an os check for FreeBSD and set them that way yes ??
i will have a go at seeing if i can make a patch for this
hey Norbert you interested in helping out with this ??
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