* Avoid using GNU extensions to cp during "make install", which did

[ikiwiki.git] / doc / bugs / Use_install__40__1__41___instead_of_cp__40__1__41___for_installing_files.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/bugs/Use_install__40__1__41___instead_of_cp__40__1__41___for_installing_files.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Use_install__40__1__41___instead_of_cp__40__1__41___for_installing_files.mdwn
index 25d0ef3c1e7fce3594e120437cc7a4ea38c307ad..88a187dfc220a1d5a2f8a6bc1f186df184352fa1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/bugs/Use_install__40__1__41___instead_of_cp__40__1__41___for_installing_files.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Use_install__40__1__41___instead_of_cp__40__1__41___for_installing_files.mdwn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Currently ikiwiki uses cp(1) with GNU extensions in Makefile.PL for installing files, thus causing problems on FreeBSD which doesn't have a cp(1) with GNU extentions in the base system.
+Currently ikiwiki uses cp(1) with GNU extensions in Makefile.PL for installing files, thus causing problems on FreeBSD which doesn't have a cp(1) with GNU extensions in the base system.
 
-Here is a patch againt ikiwiki-1.51 for using find(1) and install(1) instead of cp(1).
+Here is a patch against ikiwiki-1.51 for using find(1) and install(1) instead of cp(1).
 
     --- Makefile.PL.orig       Sun Apr 29 12:57:51 2007
     +++ Makefile.PL    Sun Apr 29 13:08:38 2007
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ Here is a patch againt ikiwiki-1.51 for using find(1) and install(1) instead of
      
        install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
        install -m 644 ikiwiki.man $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/ikiwiki.1
+
+> Couldn't it just use install -D ? --[[Joey]]
+
+>> No, apparently FreeBSD `install` does not support `-D`.  See [the FreeBSD install manpage](http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=install&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.2-RELEASE&format=html). --[[JoshTriplett]]
+
+>> Patch applied; [[bugs/done]]. --[[JoshTriplett]]