install(1) lookalike that can be used during a build. Any options

are ignored and the remaining is passed on to cp(1). This allows
a build to be run as non-root without forcing any user/group
setting and also prevents setting any file flags.

This may not be the right place for buildtools.

1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 1999 Marcel Moolenaar
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 
+#    in this position and unchanged.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+#    derived from this software withough specific prior written permission
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+# OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+# NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+# THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+# parse install's options and ignore them completely.
+# XXX - not all options are recognised.
+while [ ! -z $1 ]; do
+    case $1 in
+    -C | -c | -D | -M | -p | -s) shift;;
+    -f | -g | -m | -o) shift; shift;;
+    *) break;
+    esac
+done
+
+# the remaining arguments can be fed to cp
+exec cp -p $*