'install' built-in command does not support directories (but pretends to on Posix)

Added in revision 653. Closing.

The change in [653] does only add the removal of empty directories. I use a single install command to install the directory containing the phobos sources. It works since 'install' invokes 'cp -r'. Yet only a single line will get added to the manifest: the directory. During uninstall the directory won't get removed as it is not empty.

I asked for directory lines in a manifest to remove the directory and all its contents, but see that this may be unsafe. So instead the 'install' command, when invoked on a directory, could add all the files and subdirectories of it to the manifest?

I just noticed that 'install' doesn't copy recursively on windows. So maybe it's unintentional?

How do you propose I go about installing the phobos sources to $INCLUDE_PREFIX in a manifest-aware way?

Hrm. Unfortunately, right now there really is no good way to do it like that. What I'd recommend instead, however, is that you (on the fly) create/copy a dsss.conf file into dmd/src/phobos that looks something like this: . type=sourcelibrary

Then, in the top-level dsss.conf: [dmd/src/phobos] type=subdir

That may or may not be more clean.

I'll have to do some mental exercises to get this right. Please stand by.

Oh, and sorry I closed this prematurely, I got it into my mind somehow that this was a dup.

Erm, lemme try that again with some proper use of wikisyntax.

What I'd recommend instead, however, is that you (on the fly) create/copy a dsss.conf file into dmd/src/phobos that looks something like this:

[.]
type=sourcelibrary

Then, in the top-level dsss.conf:

[dmd/src/phobos]
type=subdir

Thanks for the help.

1. dsss will say "WARNING: Section for nonexistant file dmd/src/phobos" and ignore the subdir block if I try to build the dsss.conf in a preinstall. Therefore I do that in a prebuild block now. I hope that will work with the net build & install procedure.

2. Is there a way to alter the directory the phobos files will be installed into? I tried setting target and name to phobos-dmd, but it still copied the files to include/d/phobos all the same. I could just rename the directory, but is there a dsss way?

Hrm, I guess my help wasn't so helpful 8-X

The long story short is that I will be implementing install_dir soon. I had intended to get it in 0.70, but as it turns out 0.70 will be a bit rushed as I'm trying to fix a few bugs.

Added 'installdir' command in revision 761. Closing.