Scenario: :; git clone https://github.com/openssl/openssl openssl-temp :; cd openssl-temp :; ./config --prefix=./relpath :; make :; make install [spewage snipped]
created directory `./relpath' Cannot create directory ./relpath/.: File exists Makefile:669: recipe for target 'install_docs' failed make: *** [install_docs] Error 17 Discussion: It could be argued that an implicit relative path of the form --prefix=usr is probably a user error, i.e. a typo in lieu of --prefix=/usr. However, if you think it should be treated as an error, it should be caught at ./config time ... rather than waiting until the middle of the install process. Also, there should be some meaningful, helpful error message, rather than "file exists". Furthermore, an explicit relative path (i.e. one with a leading "./" or "../" in it) is probably not a user error. The expected and desired behavior is that it should just work. If for some reason this cannot work, it should be caught at ./config time. A meaningful, helpful error message should be given. _______________________________________________ openssl-bugs-mod mailing list openssl-bugs-...@openssl.org https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-bugs-mod _______________________________________________ openssl-dev mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-dev
