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

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?