Re: [BackupPC-users] Install problem: can't open bin/BackupPC for reading

[Craig B. <cba...@us...>]

Fred McCann writes:

> I'm trying to install BackupPC-2.1.2 on FreeBSD 6. I'm entering the =20
> BackupPC-2.1.2 directory and running as root:
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> ./configure.pl
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> I get through all the questions and then this happens:
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> Ok, we're about to:
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>    - install the binaries, lib and docs in /usr/local/www/data/BackupPC=
,
>    - create the data directory /backup/backuppc,
>    - create/update the config.pl file /backup/backuppc/conf,
>    - optionally install the cgi-bin interface.
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> --> Do you want to continue? [y]?
> Created /backup/backuppc/.
> Created /backup/backuppc/conf
> Created /backup/backuppc/pool
> Created /backup/backuppc/cpool
> Created /backup/backuppc/pc
> Created /backup/backuppc/trash
> Created /backup/backuppc/log
> Installing binaries in /usr/local/www/data/BackupPC/bin
> can't open bin/BackupPC for reading
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> As far as I can tell, bin/BackupPC exists prior to running the script =20
> and is gone afterwards.
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> I've made sure all the prerequisites are in place. I'm not sure what =20
> to do from here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

The only thing I can think of is that you are installing BackupPC
in the same place you unpacked BackupPC-2.1.2.tgz.  configure.pl
unlinks the destination of the copy if it already exists.  That's
the only place it does an unlink().

Craig