Subject: Re: make install does nothing (was Re: My prayers have been heared!)
To: None <Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fb@enteract.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 12/25/1999 08:32:49
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999 Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no wrote:

> > > When I do a make in: /usr/src/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install
> > > it compiled okay, but "make install" returns immediately
> >
> > Maybe there is a flag file around from a previous install,
> > causing make to think the install is already done. Try
> >
> > make cleandir && make install
> >
> > The flags are hidden files in <package_dir>/work/.<whatever> in
> > case you're curious and didn't know already.
> 
> Hm, the reason is probably rather that the installation database
> that the package tools build and use has already registered this
> package as installed.  To fix that problem, do

Not likely in this case, as pkg_install has NO_PKG_REGISTER=yes.