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SheldonPlankton · 08-13-2004, 02:45 PM

I am having trouble writing a Makefile that can determine what command to run based on who the user is.

Code:

bash-2.05b$ cat Makefile
NOTES_INSTALL_DIR = /tmp
install:
        runner=`whoami` ; \
        if test $$runner != "root" ; \
        then \
                echo "You are not root. Have password ready"; \
                su -c "cp index.html bookmarks.html notes.css ${NOTES_INSTALL_DIR}"; \
        else \
                echo "You are root" ; \
                cp index.html bookmarks.html notes.css ${NOTES_INSTALL_DIR}"; \
        fi
bash-2.05b$ make install
runner=`whoami` ; \
if test $runner != "root" ; \
then \
        echo "You are not root. Have password ready"; \
        su -c "cp index.html bookmarks.html notes.css /tmp"; \
else \
        echo "You are root" ; \
        cp index.html bookmarks.html notes.css /tmp"; \
fi
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
/bin/sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file
make: *** [install] Error 2
bash-2.05b$

Should that work ?

Dark_Helmet · 08-13-2004, 03:19 PM

Same question answered here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=217247

Edit: clarified what the link was for

vasudevadas · 08-13-2004, 03:45 PM

You've got mismatched brackets in the line:

Code:

cp index.html bookmarks.html notes.css ${NOTES_INSTALL_DIR}"; \

vasudevadas · 08-13-2004, 03:47 PM

Oh, and you shouldn't cross-post. The moderators don't like it. This thread really belongs in the programming forum.

mcleodnine · 08-14-2004, 12:35 PM

Moved to the Programming forum