From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32445 invoked from network); 14 Aug 2004 20:27:00 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 14 Aug 2004 20:27:00 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Bw57D-0003Vq-KR for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:26:59 +0000 Received: (qmail 303 invoked by uid 89); 14 Aug 2004 20:26:58 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 5758 invoked from network); 14 Aug 2004 20:26:58 +0000 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.83,127,1089000000"; d="scan'208"; a="132601262:sNHT12787100" Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:26:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Brett I. Holcomb" X-X-Sender: brett@strider Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20040814222016.29275989@andy.genone.homeip.net> Message-ID: References: <20040814222016.29275989@andy.genone.homeip.net> X-Message-Flag: Worried about bugs & viruses? Switch to Mac/Unix/PC Pine! Info @ www.ii.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] dosym X-Archives-Salt: c6c54369-d223-42da-8b14-b35566899bb4 X-Archives-Hash: 525cec04531effaa124028dd7f9cf750 This is after I do the emerge myapp. I'm looking at the final install. On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Marius Mauch wrote: > On 08/14/04 Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > >> I'm trying to create symlinks in an ebuild using dosym but an having >> some problems. I do the following: >> >> dosym /usr/xyz/file /usr/abc/file >> >> or >> >> dosym ${D}/usr/xyz/file /usr/abc/file >> >> but all I get in /usr/abc is a broken symlink. >> >> The directory /usr/xyz has file in it and /usr/abc has file -> >> /usr/xyz/file but ls shows a flashing red broken symlink and if I go >> to/usr/abc and do ./file it says no such file or directory. > > Before or after the merge phase? > It's normal that the symlink is "broken" before the merge phase if you > use absolute symlinks, that's why ebuilds should always use relative > links. > > Marius > > -- > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list > -- Brett I. Holcomb -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list