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diff --git a/bin/minstall b/bin/minstall new file mode 100755 index 00000000000..9795263f9f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/bin/minstall @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +#!/bin/sh + + +# A minimal replacement for 'install' that supports installing symbolic links. +# Only a limited number of options are supported: +# -d dir Create a directory +# -m mode Sets a file's mode when installing + + +# If these commands aren't portable, we'll need some "if (arch)" type stuff +SYMLINK="ln -s" +MKDIR="mkdir -p" +RM="rm -f" + +MODE="" + +if [ "$1" = "-d" ] ; then + # make a directory path + $MKDIR "$2" + exit 0 +fi + +if [ "$1" = "-m" ] ; then + # set file mode + MODE=$2 + shift 2 +fi + +# install file(s) into destination +if [ $# -ge 2 ] ; then + + # Last cmd line arg is the dest dir + for FILE in $@ ; do + DEST="$FILE" + done + + # Loop over args, moving them to DEST directory + I=1 + for FILE in $@ ; do + if [ $I = $# ] ; then + # stop, don't want to install $DEST into $DEST + exit 0 + fi + + # determine file's type + if [ -h "$FILE" ] ; then + #echo $FILE is a symlink + # Unfortunately, cp -d isn't universal so we have to + # use a work-around. + + # Use ls -l to find the target that the link points to + LL=`ls -l "$FILE"` + for L in $LL ; do + TARGET=$L + done + #echo $FILE is a symlink pointing to $TARGET + + FILE=`basename "$FILE"` + # Go to $DEST and make the link + PWDSAVE="$PWD" + cd "$DEST" # pushd + $RM "$FILE" + $SYMLINK "$TARGET" "$FILE" + cd "$PWDSAVE" # popd + + elif [ -f "$FILE" ] ; then + #echo "$FILE" is a regular file + cp "$FILE" "$DEST" + if [ $MODE ] ; then + FILE=`basename "$FILE"` + chmod $MODE "$DEST/$FILE" + fi + else + echo "Unknown type of argument: " "$FILE" + exit 1 + fi + + I=`expr $I + 1` + done + + exit 0 +fi + +# If we get here, we didn't find anything to do +echo "Usage:" +echo " install -d dir Create named directory" +echo " install [-m mode] file [...] dest Install files in destination" + |