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-rw-r--r-- | compatMakefile | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/compatMakefile b/compatMakefile index f45672b..5b6bb3a 100644 --- a/compatMakefile +++ b/compatMakefile @@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ mandir = $(prefix)/man/man$(manext) # Number to put on the man page filename. manext = 1 +# Whether or not make needs to be installed setgid. +# The value should be either `true' or `false'. +# On many systems, the getloadavg function (used to implement the `-l' +# switch) will not work unless make is installed setgid kmem. +install_setgid = @NEED_SETGID@ # Install make setgid to this group so it can read /dev/kmem. group = kmem @@ -172,8 +177,9 @@ install: $(bindir)/$(instname) $(mandir)/$(instname).$(manext) $(bindir)/$(instname): make $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) make $@.new # These are necessary for load-average checking to work on most Unix machines. - -chgrp $(group) $@.new - -chmod g+s $@.new + if $(install_setgid); then \ + chgrp $(group) $@.new && chmod g+s $@.new; \ + else true; fi mv $@.new $@ $(mandir)/$(instname).$(manext): make.man |