Re: /bin/pwd defaults (Re: devel/gobject-introspection build can't find 'glib/gmacros.h')

[David Holland <dholland-pkgusers%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 01:51:37PM +0000, Chuck Cranor wrote:
 > > > Can you be more specific?   Don't do what?   Don't use buildlink3?
 > > > Don't allow symbolic links?  Don't use /bin/pwd on Darwin?
 > > 
 > > Don't use symlinks in PREFIX OR WRKOBJDIR.
 > 
 > We should document that pkgsrc limitation.   I can add a note about
 > PREFIX to README.MacOSX.

I think it is documented, although if so it's obviously not prominent
enough.

 > It would be nice if bootstrap could check PREFIX for symlinks at pkgsrc
 > init time (e.g. something along the lines of checkarg_sane_absolute_path).

Yes, that's a good idea.

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David A. Holland
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