[ python-Bugs-1445781 ] install fails on hard link

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Bugs item #1445781, was opened at 2006-03-08 11:06
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Status: Open
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Priority: 5
Submitted By: goldenautumnday (goldenautumnday)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: install fails on hard link

Initial Comment:
Installing on an attached linux drive from a Mac OS X (Tiger) system fails 
because hard links are not supported.  This is attempted when trying to 
link python2.4 to python (ln python2.4 python).  If it fails, a copy should 
be performed instead.

changing mode of /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/idle to 755
changing mode of /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/pydoc to 755
changing mode of /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/smtpd.py to 755
if test -f /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-darwin8.5.0/
bin/python -o -h /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/python; \
then rm -f /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-
darwin8.5.0/bin/python; \
else true; \
fi
(cd /Users/martinol/auto_v4.0/devel/powerpc-apple-darwin8.5.0/bin; ln 
python2.4 python)
ln: python: Operation not supported

/Users/martinol/auto_v4.0 is symbolic link to /Volumes/thing/martinol 
which has been attached to using openapple-K (via SMB).

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>Comment By: goldenautumnday (goldenautumnday)
Date: 2006-03-08 14:22

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Changing line 599 in Makefile.pre.in to:

(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON) || cp python
$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON))

allowed make to complete.

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