Hello,
The following error message appears due to a bug in
func_mode_install ():
/bin/sh ../../../libtool --mode=install cp -f 'libeic.la'
'/usr/local/lib/bastard/libeic.la'
libtool: install: you must specify a destination
libtool: install: Try `libtool --help --mode=install' for more
information.
[the first two lines were actually one line]
As one can see, there has been given a destination, so it is not
the fault of automake/autoconf/make, because it is pretty much
legitimate to use both "cp -f" and "install -c".
The reason for this error is, that the -f of "cp" does NOT expect
any further arguments, as opposed to bsd's "install". cp -f rather means
"force" and enforces overwriting of any existing files. This is at least
true for both of the versions of "cp" under linux (fileutils-4.1) and under
freebsd-4.6 (and under irix, iirc). Therefore libtool's treatment of -f
in func_mode_install with "cp" MUST NOT be
prev="-f"
However, at least bsd's "install" does know the option -f
(opposedly to the install used under linux) and does require
further arguments. So a short distinction will be necessary.
My workaround for this is in libtool (around line 2442) rsp.
ltmain.sh (line 2053) in func_mode_install ():
(...)
case $arg in
-d) isdir=yes ;;
-f) if test "$install_prog" = "cp";
then prev=
else
prev="-f"
fi ;;
-g) prev="-g" ;;
-m) prev="-m" ;;
-o) prev="-o" ;;
(...)
instead of the uniform
-f) prev="-f";;
Many thanks
Juergen Leising
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