Re: [Chicken-janitors] #929: chicken-install should rm shared libraries prior to install

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#929: chicken-install should rm shared libraries prior to install
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  Reporter:  zbigniew        |       Owner:  zbigniew
      Type:  defect          |      Status:  reopened
  Priority:  minor           |   Milestone:  4.9.0   
 Component:  core libraries  |     Version:  4.8.x   
Resolution:                  |    Keywords:          
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Comment(by sjamaan):

 Perhaps we could use BSD install(1) instead of cp(1) in the setup-api.
 This will not overwrite but unlink (it is explicitly designed to be able
 to replace "busy text files", ie program binaries that are mapped by
 currently running processes)

 Our install-extension (shared library), install-program and install-script
 map reasonably well to the various things install(1) knows about.  We
 could use (but not necessarily) (some of) the definitions from the
 makefiles, ie INSTALL_PROGRAM with its
 INSTALL_PROGRAM_SHARED_LIBRARY_OPTIONS and
 INSTALL_PROGRAM_EXECUTABLE_OPTIONS.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/929#comment:3>
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