Alan Feuerbacher wrote:
> On 10/30/2012 9:12 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>
>>> # is:
>>>      cd /usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl-stylesheets-1.79/doc/testdata
>>> # It should be:
>>>
>>> cd 
>>> /usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl-stylesheets-1.79/docbook-dsssl-1.79/doc/testdata
>>
>> I think you may have omitted something earlier.  We do:
>>
>> install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl-stylesheets-1.79 &&
>> cp -v -R * /usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl-stylesheets-1.79
>>
>> That's where the testdata directory is created.
>
> You're running into the same problem that I did, and it took me a few
> go-arounds to see what was happening. The problem is that the directory
> in which the stuff is built -- docbook-dsssl-1.79 -- contains both "doc"
> and "docbook-dsssl-1.79" directories. But "doc" is empty, whereas
> "docbook-dsssl-1.79" contains "doc/testdata". So what I listed above for
> "cd /usr/share....." is necessary.
>
> Perhaps the directory was changed inadvertantly by the package builders.

I have that package scripted as in the book and it works fine for me.

>>> # For docbook-xsl-1.77.1 there's an incorrect couple of instructions:
>>> #####################
>>> install -v -m644 -D README \
>>>                        /usr/share/doc/docbook-xsl-1.77.1 &&
>>> install -v -m755    RELEASE-NOTES* NEWS* \
>>>                        /usr/share/doc/docbook-xsl-1.77.1
>>> #####################
>>
>> The first command is correct.  See the man page for install -D, but the
>> 2nd command should be -m644.  I'll fix that.
>
> I've experimented with install -D and it does not do what the above line
> seems to want to do. What it does is create "/usr/share/doc/" and then
> copy README into a FILE named "docbook-xsl-1.77.1" within
> "/usr/share/doc/". That's why I think that install -d is the way to go.
> In any case, what I put in my email is what I had to do to get the
> program test stuff to install and work.

Again, except the incorrect -m755 switch, the instructions work for me.

   -- Bruce



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