>> Also, I didn't need the LDFLAGS doing an upgrade. I suspect that was
>> just because the libraries already existed. Although I did need to use
>> a sed before doing 'make install'.
>>
>> sed -i 's/-dm0755/-d -m0755/' iptables/Makefile &&
>>
>> Looks like just a typo in the file. I wouldn't have caught it but one
>> of my machines uses Benkmann's package user management.
>
> Is that patching the following line?
>
> ${INSTALL} -dm0755 "${DESTDIR}${bindir}";
>
> Because while merging the -d and -m commands is unusual, it's perfectly
> valid syntax. If you run "install -dm0755 /tmp/whatever", it works
> identically to "install -d -m0755 /tmp/whatever". Your patch should not
> be required...
>
> Simon.
Interesting, I didn't know that. It does explain why the install script choked
on it though. I expect I'll need to keep using that sed on that machine,
because of the script. Thanks.
richard
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