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Title: install fails on hard link
Type: Stage:
Components: None Versions:
process
Status: closed Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: goldenautumnday
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2006-03-08 17:38 by goldenautumnday, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg27713 - (view) Author: goldenautumnday (goldenautumnday) Date: 2006-03-08 17:38 
Installing on an attached linux drive from a Mac OS X (Tiger) system fails 
because hard links are not supported.  This is attempted when trying to 
link python2.4 to python (ln python2.4 python).  If it fails, a copy should 
be performed instead.

changing mode of /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/idle to 755
changing mode of /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/pydoc to 755
changing mode of /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/smtpd.py to 755
if test -f /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-darwin8.5.0/
bin/python -o -h /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/python; \
then rm -f /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/python; \
else true; \
fi
(cd /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-darwin8.5.0/bin; ln 
python2.4 python)
ln: python: Operation not supported

/Users/martinol/auto_v4.0 is symbolic link to /Volumes/thing/martinol 
which has been attached to using openapple-K (via SMB).
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:15adminsetgithub: 42998
2006-03-08 17:38:19goldenautumndaycreate