#31 Wrapper Scripts are overly complex and don't support symlink
Version: pkgbuild-1.3.101
Environment: Solaris 10 Update 6 using graft (simalar to stow or depot) and perl-5.10.0
Sample Error:
% whence -avs pkgbuild
pkgbuild is /pkgs/64-bit/bin/pkgbuild -> /pkgs/64-bit/release/pkgbuild-1.3.101/bin/pkgbuild
% pkgbuild
Can't open perl script "/pkgs/64-bit/bin/../lib/pkgbuild-1.3.101/pkgbuild.pl": No such file or directory
Reason: The wrapper scripts assume that they are the actual
installation file and that they can determine their installation
location by use $0, but don't check if $0 is a symlink.
Commentary: The wrappers pkgtool.in and spectool.in use some autotools
variables but pkgbuild.in does not. None of the scripts need to save
origwd as its never used, nor do they protect whitespace (which they
probably should, even though I know no-one who actually uses it). The
scripts should be written using autotools variables, for both
correctness and simplicity. A patch for this has been provided.
Remaining Errors (not investigated):
% pkgbuild
Name "main::lines" used only once: possible typo at /pkgs/64-bit/release/pkgbuild-1.3.101/lib/pkgbuild-1.3.101/pkgbuild.pl line 1821, <MACROS> line 146.
pkgbuild: no spec files given for build
Patch to Simplify Wrapper Scripts
patch applied, thanks.
will be in the coming release.