Re: file-in-unusual-dir and binary-without-manpage

[T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>]

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 09:19:37 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:

> Don't symlink the manual page, that isn't useful at all. Just ignore the
> warning until you or upstream have written a useful manual page.

OK. will do. 

>>         $(INSTALL) -m 644 file/dbab.addr $(etcdir)
> 
> This command installs the file /etc instead of putting dbab.addr into
> the /etc directory, which is what I assume you wanted.
> 
> You probably want this command instead:
> 
> $(INSTALL) -m 644 -D file/dbab.addr $(etcdir)/dbab.addr

But how come the following get my files in the correct place? 

	$(INSTALL) -m 755 bin/dbab-get-list $(bindir)
	$(INSTALL) -m 644 file/dbab-get-list.8 $(mandir)

I'm still thinking something odd about the /etc directory. 

BTW, The whole Makefile is posted at
http://paste.debian.net/69755/

Thanks