Rich Burridge wrote:
> Shawn Walker wrote:
>> Rich Burridge wrote:
>>> Shawn Walker wrote:
>>>> Hrm, it works here for me.
>>>>
>>>> What's your $PATH?
>>>
>>> If I move /usr/gnu/bin to the end of my $PATH, things work again.
>>
>> Yes, I was just getting ready to reply that was the problem. 
>> /opt/onbld's bin directory is at the front of my path so the install 
>> from there gets used.
>>
>> GNU install doesn't support the -f option.
> 
> As I was just saying (offline) to Brad, I've had /usr/gnu/bin near the 
> front of my
> search PATH for ages. Things worked just fine.  It looks like this is 
> the first
> instance of "install ..."  that's used the -f option.
> 
> No biggie, but it would be nice if we were consistent (or said another way,
> that we could use "install ..." irrespective of whether it picks it up 
> out of
> /usr/gnu/bin or /usr/sbin or /opt/onbld/bin or ...).

I'd open a bug under "build" then and note the suggestion.

It seems reasonable to me; especially given that I know we want to try 
to ensure that pkg(5) remains buildable with GNU stuff only.

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker
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