79427 – kernel-2.eclass should make relative symlink

Bug 79427 - kernel-2.eclass should make relative symlink

Summary: kernel-2.eclass should make relative symlink

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers

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Reported:	2005-01-25 02:29 UTC by Martin von Gagern
Modified:	2005-01-25 08:29 UTC (History)
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Description Martin von Gagern 2005-01-25 02:29:21 UTC

When kernel-2.eclass creates a symlink for the new kernel directory, it uses an absolute path. This makes it harder to mix chrooted and non-chrooted environments. It would be easier and shorter to simply have a relative symlink.

so change   ln -sf ${ROOT}usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL} ${ROOT}usr/src/linux
       to   ln -s linux-${KV_FULL} ${ROOT}usr/src/linux

The force is superfluous, since the old symlink is removed before, since otherwise it would be treated as a directory.


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 John Mylchreest (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-01-25 08:29:31 UTC

good catch.
Changed in my local copy and will be comitted after some other changes have been tested.

Comment 2 John Mylchreest (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-01-25 08:29:50 UTC

marking fixed.
please re-open if the next commit does not suit your needs.