# [PATCH] Cogito: do not clobber pre-existing $(bindir)'s mode

2 messages from 2005-04-26 to 2005-04-26. Participants: Sean Neakums.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/327

## Sean Neakums, 2005-04-26 10:23

Subject: [PATCH] Cogito: do not clobber pre-existing $(bindir)'s mode
Message-ID: <6uwtqpj0oy.fsf@zork.zork.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/6uwtqpj0oy.fsf%40zork.zork.net

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Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- f262000f302b749e485f5eb971e6aabefbb85680/Makefile  (mode:100644 sha1:4f01bbbbb3fd0e53e9ce968f167b6dae68fcfa92)
+++ uncommitted/Makefile  (mode:100644)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	@chmod +x $@
 
 install: $(PROG) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPT) $(GEN_SCRIPT)
-	install -m755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	[ ! -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) ] && install -m755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	install $(PROG) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPT) $(GEN_SCRIPT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 
 clean:

-- 
Dag vijandelijk luchtschip de huismeester is dood

```

## Sean Neakums, 2005-04-26 10:52

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Cogito: do not clobber pre-existing $(bindir)'s mode
Message-ID: <6usm1dizdm.fsf@zork.zork.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/6usm1dizdm.fsf%40zork.zork.net
In-Reply-To: <6uwtqpj0oy.fsf@zork.zork.net>

```
Here is one that actually works.

That'll teach me to be tricky.  (It won't.)


Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- f262000f302b749e485f5eb971e6aabefbb85680/Makefile  (mode:100644 sha1:4f01bbbbb3fd0e53e9ce968f167b6dae68fcfa92)
+++ uncommitted/Makefile  (mode:100644)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	@chmod +x $@
 
 install: $(PROG) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPT) $(GEN_SCRIPT)
-	install -m755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) ] || install -m755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	install $(PROG) $(SCRIPTS) $(SCRIPT) $(GEN_SCRIPT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 
 clean:

-- 
Dag vijandelijk luchtschip de huismeester is dood

```