M gnu-system.am => gnu-system.am +1 -0
@@ 416,6 416,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA = \
gnu/packages/patches/emacs-exec-path.patch \
gnu/packages/patches/eudev-rules-directory.patch \
gnu/packages/patches/findutils-absolute-paths.patch \
+ gnu/packages/patches/findutils-localstatedir.patch \
gnu/packages/patches/flashrom-use-libftdi1.patch \
gnu/packages/patches/flex-bison-tests.patch \
gnu/packages/patches/gawk-shell.patch \
M gnu/packages/base.scm => gnu/packages/base.scm +12 -6
@@ 206,14 206,20 @@ interactive means to merge two files.")
(sha256
(base32
"0amn0bbwqvsvvsh6drfwz20ydc2czk374lzw5kksbh6bf78k4ks3"))
- (patches (list (search-patch "findutils-absolute-paths.patch")))))
+ (patches (map search-patch
+ '("findutils-absolute-paths.patch"
+ "findutils-localstatedir.patch")))))
(build-system gnu-build-system)
(arguments
- ;; Work around cross-compilation failure.
- ;; See <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?27299#comment1>.
- (if (%current-target-system)
- '(#:configure-flags '("gl_cv_func_wcwidth_works=yes"))
- '()))
+ `(#:configure-flags (list
+ ;; Tell 'updatedb' to write to /var.
+ "--localstatedir=/var"
+
+ ;; Work around cross-compilation failure. See
+ ;; <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?27299#comment1>.
+ ,@(if (%current-target-system)
+ '("gl_cv_func_wcwidth_works=yes")
+ '()))))
(synopsis "Operating on files matching given criteria")
(description
"Findutils supplies the basic file directory searching utilities of the
A gnu/packages/patches/findutils-localstatedir.patch => gnu/packages/patches/findutils-localstatedir.patch +14 -0
@@ 0,0 1,14 @@
+Do not try to create $localstatedir (aka. /var) since we don't have
+write access.
+
+--- findutils-4.4.2/locate/Makefile.in 2015-06-04 12:40:52.690935795 +0200
++++ findutils-4.4.2/locate/Makefile.in 2015-06-04 12:41:32.087286685 +0200
+@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ updatedb: updatedb.sh Makefile
+ chmod +x $@
+
+ install-data-hook:
+- $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)
++ true
+
+ dblocation.texi: Makefile
+ echo '@set LOCATE_DB $(LOCATE_DB)' > $@