Changeset b19674e

Timestamp:

Jun 10, 2006, 9:03:54 AM (19 years ago)

Author:

Jim Gifford <clfs@…>

Children:

b021597

Parents:

1e3f8a7

Message:

r3915@server (orig r1761): ken | 2006-06-10 07:03:09 -0700
Fix the install of module-init-tools.

Files:

• final-system/common/module-init-tools.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• introduction/common/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)

final-system/common/module-init-tools.xml

@@ -58 +58 @@
     <para os="j">Install the package:</para>
 
-<screen os="k"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
+<screen os="k"><userinput>make INSTALL=install install</userinput></screen>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>INSTALL=install</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Normally, make install will not install the binaries if they
+          already exist. This option overrides that behavior by calling
+          <command>install</command> instead of using the default wrapper
+          script.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+
+
 
   </sect2>

introduction/common/changelog.xml

@@ -44 +44 @@
           several packages.</para>
         </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[Ken] - Fixed the module-init-tools install in the presence
+          of existing files.  Thanks to Manuel for pointing me to the fix in
+          LFS, and to Dan Nicholson for the fix.</para>
+        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>