Here is the output of the ls command you suggested.
James
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 5 fink-bld fink-bld 170 Feb 7 15:56 octave.t2d
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d/octave.t2d:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 4 fink-bld fink-bld 136 Feb 7 15:56 dvi
drwxr-xr-x 2 fink-bld fink-bld 68 Feb 7 15:56 tex_help
drwxr-xr-x 6 fink-bld fink-bld 204 Feb 7 15:56 version_test
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d/octave.t2d/dvi:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 12 fink-bld fink-bld 408 Feb 7 15:56 bak
drwxr-xr-x 17 fink-bld fink-bld 578 Feb 7 15:56 build
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d/octave.t2d/dvi/bak:
total 1000
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 224744 Feb 7 15:56 octave.aux
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 29036 Feb 7 15:56 octave.cp
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 17342 Feb 7 15:56 octave.cps
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 133230 Feb 7 15:56 octave.fn
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 44109 Feb 7 15:56 octave.fns
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 2284 Feb 7 15:56 octave.op
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 1395 Feb 7 15:56 octave.ops
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 34230 Feb 7 15:56 octave.toc
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 532 Feb 7 15:56 octave.vr
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 459 Feb 7 15:56 octave.vrs
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d/octave.t2d/dvi/build:
total 1080
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 224744 Feb 7 15:56 octave.aux
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 29036 Feb 7 15:56 octave.cp
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 17342 Feb 7 15:56 octave.cps
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 133230 Feb 7 15:56 octave.fn
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 44109 Feb 7 15:56 octave.fns
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:56 octave.ky
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 35001 Feb 7 15:56 octave.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 2284 Feb 7 15:56 octave.op
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 1395 Feb 7 15:56 octave.ops
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:56 octave.pg
lrwxr-xr-x 1 fink-bld fink-bld 112 Feb 7 15:56 octave.texi ->
/Volumes/User_Disk/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/./octave.texi
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 34230 Feb 7 15:56 octave.toc
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:56 octave.tp
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 532 Feb 7 15:56 octave.vr
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 459 Feb 7 15:56 octave.vrs
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d/octave.t2d/tex_help:
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d/octave.t2d/version_test:
total 24
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:56 txiversion.err
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 3635 Feb 7 15:56 txiversion.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 688 Feb 7 15:56 txiversion.out
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 24 Feb 7 15:56 txiversion.tex
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 5 fink-bld fink-bld 170 Feb 7 15:57 octave.t2d
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p/octave.t2d:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 4 fink-bld fink-bld 136 Feb 7 15:57 pdf
drwxr-xr-x 2 fink-bld fink-bld 68 Feb 7 15:57 tex_help
drwxr-xr-x 6 fink-bld fink-bld 204 Feb 7 15:57 version_test
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p/octave.t2d/pdf:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 12 fink-bld fink-bld 408 Feb 7 15:58 bak
drwxr-xr-x 17 fink-bld fink-bld 578 Feb 7 15:58 build
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p/octave.t2d/pdf/bak:
total 1000
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 224744 Feb 7 15:58 octave.aux
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 29036 Feb 7 15:58 octave.cp
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 17342 Feb 7 15:57 octave.cps
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 133230 Feb 7 15:58 octave.fn
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 44104 Feb 7 15:57 octave.fns
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 2284 Feb 7 15:58 octave.op
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 1395 Feb 7 15:57 octave.ops
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 34230 Feb 7 15:58 octave.toc
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 532 Feb 7 15:58 octave.vr
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 459 Feb 7 15:57 octave.vrs
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p/octave.t2d/pdf/build:
total 1088
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 224744 Feb 7 15:58 octave.aux
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 29036 Feb 7 15:58 octave.cp
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 17342 Feb 7 15:58 octave.cps
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 133230 Feb 7 15:58 octave.fn
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 44104 Feb 7 15:58 octave.fns
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:58 octave.ky
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 40515 Feb 7 15:58 octave.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 2284 Feb 7 15:58 octave.op
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 1395 Feb 7 15:58 octave.ops
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:58 octave.pg
lrwxr-xr-x 1 fink-bld fink-bld 112 Feb 7 15:57 octave.texi ->
/Volumes/User_Disk/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/./octave.texi
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 34230 Feb 7 15:58 octave.toc
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:58 octave.tp
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 532 Feb 7 15:58 octave.vr
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 459 Feb 7 15:58 octave.vrs
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p/octave.t2d/tex_help:
/opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p/octave.t2d/version_test:
total 24
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 0 Feb 7 15:57 txiversion.err
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 3635 Feb 7 15:57 txiversion.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 688 Feb 7 15:57 txiversion.out
-rw-r--r-- 1 fink-bld fink-bld 24 Feb 7 15:57 txiversion.tex
> On Feb 8, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>> On Feb 7, 2016, at 13:10, James Howse <santiago.c...@icloud.com
>> <mailto:santiago.c...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>
>> /opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2d:
>> total 0
>> drwxr-xr-x 5 fink-bld fink-bld 170 Jan 18 15:33 octave.t2d
>>
>> /opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t2p:
>> total 0
>> drwxr-xr-x 5 fink-bld fink-bld 170 Jan 18 15:34 octave.t2d
>
> whoops, I should have restricted the output a bit more. :-)
>
> I’m still not clear as to what is going on here. The operation that is
> failing is just a “cp -r doc/interpreter” and shouldn’t care whether or not
> octave.texi exists.
>
> How about the output of “ls -lR
> /opt/fink/src/fink.build/octave-atlas-qtmac-3.8.2-9/octave-3.8.2/doc/interpreter/octave.t*”
> ?
>
>
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