[Apachetoolbox-devel] ATB 1.5.61: install-item doesn't create leading paths

[Toni M. <su...@oe...>]

Hi,

I tend to compile Apaches using the ATB like this:

path = /usr/local/stow/something, or:
path = /usr/local/stow/something/apache-<version>-<subversion>
Apache install-path = /usr/local/stow/something/apache-<version>-<subversion>

with subversion being a number that should mean something to me, like
which config file I selected when building, or so, to be able to
generate completely independent versions of Apache along with their
individual environments. (later on: tar the whole tree up and move it
to a production box...)

However, the install script fails to generate any directories in
between. Eg if /usr/local/stow/something/apache-<version>-<subversion>
exists and it wants to install <path>/include/gd.h (as an example),
it barfs if .../include doesn't already exist. Perhaps you can
use the system's install program for that and/or automatically
create all required paths in between that are below, say, "path"
(someone is always the first to step on unclaimed grounds).

The X11R6 contains the script "mkdirhier" that could be useful, and
most "modern" BSD-style "mkdir"s understand -p which would then
create intermediate directories as required. There are also some
other scripts floating around fixing this...

What's the consensus about this?


Best,
--Toni++