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

[bryan <br...@ap...>]

man install

the install program should take care of this perfectly, I'll take a look at the GD 
module, thanks for the feedback!

-bryan

> 
> 
> 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++
> 
> 
> 
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