On 10/20/09 3:20 PM, Chris Kawchuk wrote:
So, Being someone unix clueful, I created a Symlink for /usr/local/ to
point instead to /Volumes/RAID/IntermapperStuff/
However, the Installer now kacks on this ("Hey Operator - It appears
that /usr/ or /usr/local is a symlink - no dice on install - contact
support").
The problem is that the Mac OS X installer is *not* Unix clueful. Instead of following symlinks, it will
replace/overwrite them. If we allowed this for /usr, it would render your system unbootable. Hence, our VolumeCheck
script deliberately verifies there are no symlinks at /usr or /usr/local.
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Bill Fisher
Dartware, LLC
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