20010417: Installation problem is with old Irix 6.2

Werner,

On IRIX 6.5, the -s is strip if -dir, -f or -F is not supplied, overriding
the meaning of the flag as "silent":

Usage:  install [-m mode] [-u owner] [-g group] [-idb attribute] [-new]
        [-o] [-O] [-rawidb idbpath] [-root rootpath] [-s] [-t] [-v]
        optionally, one of [-blk maj,min[,off]] [-chr maj,min[,off]] [-dir]
                           [-fifo] [-ln path] [-lns path] [-src path]
        one of [-f dir] [-F dir]        (mandatory unless -dir is used)
        file1 file2 ... fileN           (pathnames of files to install)

BSD/GNU compatibility (if none of -f, -F, or -dir was given):
        install [options] file1 file2
        install [options] files... directory
                -c: ignored.
                -d: equivalent to -dir
                -s: strip target (if strip is installed

Note that you must have strip installed from the developers utility
package to use the -s option.

The -s flag is useful when building with -g for debug perposes,
and later for installing the executable without rebuilding
to remove the symbol table. Since I have to maintain
multiple OS versions for supporting users, I use that flag here
on my IRIX 6.5.10m installation.


Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: Werner Wintels <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200104172011.f3HKBxL05388

>
>Steve:
>
>Thanks for the quick reply!
>
>We solved the problem by setting the following definitions in 
>$CONFIGDIR/Makeinc.common:
>
>INSTALL          = cp
>AUXINSTALL       = cp
>
>The old installations of GEMPAK 5.4 we have here seem to have this 
>setting as well. Not your suggestion, but you got us looking in the right 
>place!
>
>The problem lies with the syntax of the install command in irix 6.2. The 
>error message said:
>
>        install -s convcvg /usr/people/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/bin/irix usage:
>
>install [-m mode] [-u owner] [-g group] [-idb attribute] [-new]
>        [-o] [-O] [-rawidb idbpath] [-root rootpath] [-s] [-t] [-v]
>        optionally, one of [-blk maj,min[,off]] [-chr maj,min[,off]]
>[-dir]
>                           [-fifo] [-ln path] [-lns path] [-src path]
>        one of [-f dir] [-F dir] (mandatory unless -dir is used)
>        file1 file2 ... fileN (pathnames of files to install)
>
>The -s command actually means silent as opposed to verbose mode in irix.
>
>
>
>I tried the above install command command manually from the directory:
>
>/usr/people/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/gempak/source/cgemlib/cvg
>
>and it failed.
>
>
>
>However, using the following syntax did the job:
>
>install -F /usr/people/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/bin/irix convcvg
>
>On irix 6.5, both syntaxes seem to work. It seems the older versions of 
>Irix do not handle the syntax of the makefiles.
>
>
>It might be more general to keep the default settings INSTALL = cp.
>
>
>
>On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Unidata Support wrote:
>
>> 
>> Werner,
>> 
>> The duplicate symbols messages are not a problem. They arise from
>> the need to order the gemlib libraries multiple times on the 
>> link line so that one pass linkers will be satisfied.
>> 
>> It appears that the problem is in using the "-s" option with install.
>> The "-s" option will strip the executable, but you may not have
>> /usr/bin/strip installed on your system if if don't have the full
>> compiler_dev.sw.util package installed on your system. This might
>> be an option you omitted when you reinstalled your OS.
>> 
>> If you don't have strip installed, then you can remove the -s flag
>> from the install command definition in:
>> $CONFIGDIR/Makeinc.common --> INSTALL          = install -s
>> 
>> Steve Chiswell
>> Unidata User Support
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >From: Werner Wintels <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200104171836.f3HIaFL02909
>> 
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>> >I'm having trouble installing gempak 5.6 on an Irix 6.2 platform. Our syste
> m 
>> >disk has recently crashed, so we're installing the new GEMPAK 5.6. The 
>> >make.out and install.out files are sent as attachments.
>> >
>> >The programs compile without error, but there are a number of warnings 
>> >given at the end of the compilation that mention duplicate declarations.  
>> >
>> >The instalation itself appears to fail when attempting to install the 
>> >binaries in the irix bin directory:
>> >
>> >/usr/people/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/bin/irix
>> >
>> >This directory has the following properties:
>> >
>> >drwxr-sr-x    2 gempak   user           9 Apr 12 19:37 irix 
>> >      
>> >I'm not sure if this is important or not, but we changed the permission 
>> >designated as "s" to a more orthodox "x", but still get the same 
>> >installation error. 
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Once again, thanks ahead of time. 
>> >
>> >********************************
>> >Werner Wintels 
>> >Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
>> >McGill University    
>> >Montreal, Canada
>> >********************************
>> >
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