Re: [Boost-build] The --prefix option attempts to mkdir directories which already exist

From: Steve Byan (smb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-25 09:15:55

On Jan 24, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Steve Byan wrote:

> First, I tested my setup on Linux (SLES 9), and boost installs  
> fine. It appears that (despite the claims of the man-page) the GNU/ 
> Linux "mkdir" doesn't complain if the directory already exists,  
> while the (BSD-flavor) Mac OS X mkdir does complain if the  
> directory already exists.

Ugh, sorry, never mind. It's my bug; I used the wrong case in the  
prefix string. Mac OS X has a case-insensitive file system, so the  
Boost build system correctly decided that "/Users/smb/work/projects/ 
boston" did not exist, while the case-insensitive file-system  
insisted that "/Users/smb/work/projects/Boston" did exist and should  
be good enough for anybody interested in "/Users/smb/work/projects/ 
boston".

Regards,
-Steve
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Egenera, Inc.
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