jms@apple.com (John Michael Sovereign) (03/01/91)
In a previous article barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) writes: > The A/UX install is not compatible with any other version of > install I have ever used. I really don't understand why Apple would > break a common Unix utility. The simple > > install file directory > > command does not work with A/UX. Can someone explain to me the reason? I guess you've never used a System V version of install. For good and bad, the A/UX utilities are largely System V based and install is not an exception. Install was enhanced for A/UX 2.0 to accept Berkeley-style arguments, but the default behavior for System V install is to complain when the target does not exist. Sigh. [root@glasnost-5] install foobar /bin install: foobar was not found anywhere! On System V, you must specify a directory with -n or -f in order to install a target which does not exist. [root@glasnost-13] install -n /bin foobar /bin foobar installed as /bin/foobar by default! John Sovereign jms@apple.com #include <std/disclaimer.h>