Re: make install bug?

You are right, CDPATH is the problem.  I am no longer exporting CDPATH.

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On 12/12/05, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

eschvoca [off-list ref] writes:

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I can fix the problem by changing templates/Makefile to the following:

install: all
    $(INSTALL) -d -m755 $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(template_dir))
    (cd blt && $(TAR) cf - . > /tmp/a.tar) | \
    (cd $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(template_dir)) && $(TAR) xf /tmp/a.tar)

Here is my guess.  Could you try, from your interactive shell:

        $ (unset CDPATH; make install)

first without the above "fix" (your "fixed" pipe does not make
any sense --- what are the data passed between pipe upstream and
downstream?)?

If that makes the problem go away, then your environment is
broken --- my guess is that you are exporting CDPATH to
non-interactive scripts.  Don't do that.

I once googled for "CDPATH" and saw many "guide to unix" type
webpages talk about "CDPATH environment variable"; they are the
real culprit to cause this confusion in peoples' .bash_profile.
CDPATH might be a nice variable for interactive shells, but is a
horrible one if made environment.