On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 10:01:01AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Matt Kraai wrote:
> > Package: mooix
> > Version: 1.0rc5.pre5
> > Severity: serious

> > mooix fails to build because it cannot create a directory that already
> > exists:

> > > + install -m 755 -d 
> > > /tmp/buildd/mooix-1.0rc5.pre5/debian/mooix//var/lib/mooix/t/test_super/super_test_3/parent/
> > > install: cannot create directory 
> > > `/tmp/buildd/mooix-1.0rc5.pre5/debian/mooix//var/lib/mooix/t/test_super/super_test_3/parent':
> > >  File exists

> Why would install -d fail like that?

If the previously existing path is not a directory.

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