Re: Fwd: "Interesting" Messages when installing 5733SC1 Opt 1

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember having the same error with something (now I don't remember 
what it was -- may have been Zend...)   I solved the problem by:

a) Removing the symlink.

b) Making a /usr/local directory.

c) Copying the contents of /QOpenSys/usr/local to /usr/local

d) Running the install.

e) Copying the contents of /usr/local back to /QOpenSys/usr/local

f) re-creating the symlink.

The whole thing is really irritating.  The underlying reason for the 
symlink is that Unix software expects stuff to be in /usr/xxxx, and NOT 
in /QOpenSys/usr/xxx.   To fix the problem, you either have to change 
the software, recompile and re-link it so that it points to the new 
directories, or you have to create a symbolic link so that /usr/xxxx 
actually references /qopensys/usr/xxxx without the program realizing it.

But there some installation procedures (including the one you're 
running, Jon) that fall over if there's a symlink there.  I don't 
exactly understand why -- but they do.



Jon Paris wrote:
> Correction to previous message - the link is _to_ QOpenSys - does  
> that still cause a problem?
>
> In fact I notice that everything in /usr is sym linked to QOpenSys.
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: January 17, 2008 4:26:12 PM EST (CA)
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: "Interesting" Messages when installing 5733SC1 Opt 1
> >
> >
> > On 17-Jan-08, at 3:32 PM, midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > Jon, If I recall you can get this error if you have a symbolic  
> > > link to the
> > > /usr/local directory.
> >
> > Hi Bryan,
> >
> > There is indeed a link there to /QOpenSys/usr/local
> >
> > How the heck can I tell how that got there and if it matters?
> >
> > Or should I simply remove it for now and then remember to put it  
> > back later?