I presume the following patch is not controversial... Solaris /usr/ucb/ln does not accept -sf, but wants '-f -s'.
OK to apply? JMarc
Index: lib/ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/lib/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.332 diff -u -p -r1.332 ChangeLog --- lib/ChangeLog 17 Dec 2002 00:20:58 -0000 1.332 +++ lib/ChangeLog 18 Dec 2002 15:11:44 -0000 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2002-12-18 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + + * Makefile.am (install-xfonts): do not use "ln -sf" since some + solaris versions do not like it. "ln -f -s" is better. + 2002-12-17 John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * configure.m4: back out LaTeX viewer again Index: lib/Makefile.am =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/lib/Makefile.am,v retrieving revision 1.48 diff -u -p -r1.48 Makefile.am --- lib/Makefile.am 25 Sep 2002 12:45:02 -0000 1.48 +++ lib/Makefile.am 18 Dec 2002 15:11:44 -0000 @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ install-xfonts: $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/xfonts ; \ files=`sed -e 's/^[0-9]*$$//' -e 's/^\([^ ]*\) .*$$/\1/' xfonts/fonts.dir` ; \ for i in $${files} ; do \ - ln -sf `kpsewhich $$i` $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/xfonts/$$i ; \ + ln -f -s `kpsewhich $$i` $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/xfonts/$$i ; \ done ; \ $(INSTALL_DATA) xfonts/fonts.dir $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/xfonts/fonts.dir ; \ $(INSTALL_DATA) xfonts/fonts.scale $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/xfonts/fonts.scale