Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx> writes: > From: Andreas Faerber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx> > Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:33:03 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] Makefile: always provide a fallback when hardlinks fail > > We make hardlinks from "git" to "git-<cmd>" built-ins and have been > careful to avoid cross-device links when linking "git-<cmd>" to > gitexecdir. > > However, we were not prepared to deal with a build directory that is > incapable of making hard links within itself. This patch corrects it. > > Instead of temporarily linking "git" to gitexecdir, directly link "git- > add", falling back to "cp". Try hardlinking that as "git-<cmd>", falling > back to symlinks or "cp" on error. > > While at it, avoid 100+ error messages from hardlink failures when we > are going to fall back to symlinks or "cp" by redirecting the standard > error to /dev/null. > > Signed-off-by: Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx> > --- > Makefile | 22 +++++++++++----------- > 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > index 7a6cbb6..fb4863c 100644 > --- a/Makefile > +++ b/Makefile > @@ -1110,7 +1110,10 @@ help.o: help.c common-cmds.h GIT-CFLAGS > '-DGIT_INFO_PATH="$(infodir_SQ)"' $< > > $(BUILT_INS): git$X > - $(QUIET_BUILT_IN)$(RM) $@ && ln git$X $@ > + $(QUIET_BUILT_IN)$(RM) $@ && \ > + ln git$X $@ 2>/dev/null || \ > + ln -s git$X $@ 2>/dev/null || \ > + cp git$X $@ Ok. > > common-cmds.h: ./generate-cmdlist.sh command-list.txt > > @@ -1371,16 +1374,13 @@ ifneq (,$X) > endif > bindir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)' && pwd) && \ > execdir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)' && pwd) && \ > - if test "z$$bindir" != "z$$execdir"; \ > - then \ > - ln -f "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X" || \ > - cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X"; \ > - fi && \ > - { $(foreach p,$(BUILT_INS), $(RM) "$$execdir/$p" && ln > "$$execdir/git > $X" "$$execdir/$p" ;) } && \ > - if test "z$$bindir" != "z$$execdir"; \ > - then \ > - $(RM) "$$execdir/git$X"; \ > - fi && \ (mental note while reviewing the change) Outside context before this part we have installed "git$X" to $$bindir, and removed leftover "git-foo" without .exe on the platform where X=.exe. > + { $(RM) "$$execdir/git-add$X" && \ > + ln git-add$X "$$execdir/git-add$X" 2>/dev/null || \ > + cp git-add$X "$$execdir/git-add$X"; } && \ (mental note while reviewing the change) First, we install git-add$X to $$execdir, either hardlink or copy. > + { $(foreach p,$(patsubst git-add,,$(BUILT_INS)), $(RM) > "$$execdir/ > $p" && \ > + ln "$$execdir/git-add$X" "$$execdir/$p" 2>/dev/null || \ > + ln -s "$$execdir/git-add$X" "$$execdir/$p" 2>/dev/null || \ > + cp "$$execdir/git-add$X" "$$execdir/$p" || exit;) } && \ Nits. * Line-wrapped; * $(patsubst) is probably $(filter-out); (mental note while reviewing the change) Then we install the rest by linking, symlinking or copying git-add$X. We might want to do the "symlinking" to $$bindir/git$X instead, but other than that (and above two minor nits), this looks pretty good. Thanks, will try and apply. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html