On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 10:52:29PM -0500, Charles Sprickman wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> 
> > > sendsize[11554]: opening 
> > > /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/host1.int_usr_local_
> > > etc__0.new: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > Any ideas?  If I manually create the directory, it's fine, but I'm
> >
> > What directory do you mean?
> 
> /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists
> 
> > I think the missing culprit is "gnutar-lists". It is trying to create
> > files like "host1.int_usr_local_" in that missing directory.
> 
> Should this directory be created by the install process, or is this
> something that I should be creating manually on every machine?  I didn't
> see mention of it in the install.  This is coming from a FreeBSD "ports"
> install, so perhaps something is amiss there...  If anyone can
> confirm/deny whether that directory is created during the "make install"
> then I can alert the port maintainer if something is gowing awry there.

I don't see anything in the makefiles dealing with gnutar-lists.

My guess is:  since not everyone uses gnutar and the directory is not
needed by dump, do not install it by default, and thus, do it by hand.

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