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From:
Ilya Zakharevich
Date:
November 4, 2003 20:40
Subject:
Re: [PATCH 5.8.2 @21574] make install not installing fully
Message ID:
20031105043956.GA2680@math.berkeley.edu
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 08:30:21PM -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 08:07:25PM -0800, Ilya Zakharevich wrote:
> > On OS/2 File::Copy::copy would not overwrite by default.  Thus some
> > files may not be updated by `make install'.

> Shouldn't that be fixed instead of hacking around it?

What is there to fix?  Sometimes one behaviour is what is desired,
sometimes another.  Given that it is not documented what behaviour is
the default, I see nothing to fix.

Hope this helps,
Ilya
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