The following build error can occur if you have done a previous make install if test -n "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages" ; then \ install -D -m 755 src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/hwlatdetect.py ; \ ln -s /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/hwlatdetect.py "/usr/local/bin/hwlatdetect" ; \ fi ln: failed to create symbolic link `/usr/local/bin/hwlatdetect': File exists make: *** [install] Error 1 I initially wanted to fix the error by removing the symbolic link, with rm -rf but Andrew Burgess pointed out that you can just use the ln's -f (force) flag. I like that solution better. Suggested-by: Andrew Burgess <aab@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: John Kacur <jkacur@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index ff697ca..a143545 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ install: all cp $(TARGETS) "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" if test -n "$(PYLIB)" ; then \ install -D -m 755 src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYLIB)/hwlatdetect.py ; \ - ln -s $(PYLIB)/hwlatdetect.py "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/hwlatdetect" ; \ + ln -sf $(PYLIB)/hwlatdetect.py "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/hwlatdetect" ; \ fi install -D -m 644 src/backfire/backfire.c "$(DESTDIR)$(srcdir)/backfire/backfire.c" install -m 644 src/backfire/Makefile "$(DESTDIR)$(srcdir)/backfire/Makefile" -- 1.7.7.6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
