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On 08/14/04 Brett I. Holcomb wrote: |
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> I'm trying to create symlinks in an ebuild using dosym but an having |
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> some problems. I do the following: |
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> dosym /usr/xyz/file /usr/abc/file |
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> or |
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> dosym ${D}/usr/xyz/file /usr/abc/file |
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> but all I get in /usr/abc is a broken symlink. |
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> The directory /usr/xyz has file in it and /usr/abc has file -> |
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> /usr/xyz/file but ls shows a flashing red broken symlink and if I go |
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> to/usr/abc and do ./file it says no such file or directory. |
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Before or after the merge phase? |
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It's normal that the symlink is "broken" before the merge phase if you |
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use absolute symlinks, that's why ebuilds should always use relative |
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links. |
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Marius |
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