From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2003-08-02T15:16:19+09:00
Subject: 1.8.0-preview7 (bccwin32 build)  make install problem


Borland build on Win98se.


-p7
make
make test ('succeeded')
make install ...


MAKE Version 5.2  Copyright (c) 1987, 2000 Borland
 .\miniruby.exe D:/RUBY/SOURCE~1/RUBY-1~6.0-P/BCC32/../instruby.rb
"--dest-dir=D:/ruby/src_inst"   "--make=MAKE"   "--mflags="   "--make-flags=l -o "

D:/RUBY/SOURCE~1/RUBY-1~6.0-P/lib/fileutils.rb:385: [BUG] rb_sys_fail() - errno == 0
ruby 1.8.0 (2003-08-01) [i586-bccwin32]


Abnormal program termination

** error 3 ** deleting install

##########

<from fileutils.rb>  (see File.utime line)

  def fu_preserve_attr( really, src, dest ) #:nodoc:
    unless really
      yield src, dest
      return
    end

    st = File.stat(src)
    yield src, dest
    File.utime st.atime, st.mtime, dest  # <-------### LINE 385
    begin
      File.chown st.uid, st.gid, dest
    rescue Errno::EPERM
      File.chmod st.mode & 01777, dest   # clear setuid/setgid
    else
      File.chmod st.mode, dest
    end
  end
  private :fu_preserve_attr

##########

?? change since -p5  ruby 1.8.0 (2003-07-28) [i586-bccwin32] (which was OK)
Didn't try      -p6


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daz