[bug #31489] Can't build from read-only filesystem

[anonymous]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?31489>

                 Summary: Can't build from read-only filesystem
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 28 Oct 2010 11:55:54 PM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 3.82
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

The configure script tries to remove w32/Makefile, which fails:

$ sh ./configure --prefix=/opt
...

configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating glob/Makefile
config.status: creating po/Makefile.in
config.status: WARNING:  'po/Makefile.in.in' seems to ignore the
--datarootdir setting
config.status: creating config/Makefile
config.status: creating doc/Makefile
config.status: creating w32/Makefile
rm: cannot remove `w32/Makefile': Read-only file system
config.status: error: could not create w32/Makefile


If it's not thought to be important to support this use case and/or there's
some question as to why someone would want to do this on a read-only
file-system, I can articulate further if desired.






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