Subject: misc/6666: Makefiles will not correctly build installation notes on read-only /usr/src
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Erik E. Fair <fair@quartz.clock.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/28/1998 07:42:51
>Number: 6666
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: Makefiles will not correctly build installation notes on read-only /usr/src
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Dec 28 07:50:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Erik E. Fair
>Organization:
International Organization of Internet Clock Watchers
>Release: NetBSD 1.3.3
>Environment:
System: NetBSD quartz.clock.org 1.3.2 NetBSD 1.3.2 (QUARTZ) #0: Tue Dec 1 14:51:07 PST 1998 root@quartz.clock.org:/usr/obj/sys/arch/sun3/compile/QUARTZ sun3
>Description:
Makefiles will not correctly build installation notes on
read-only /usr/src - they attempt to write in the current
directory, despite the presence of BSDOBJDIR
This makes clean builds on ro NFS mounted (or CD-ROM) /usr/src
impossible.
>How-To-Repeat:
cd /usr/src/distrib/notes
make
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: