Ignore failure to install files into /etc, in case install is running as non-root.

Makefile.PL

@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ extra_clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C po clean
 
 extra_install:
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)/etc/ikiwiki
-	install -m 0644 wikilist $(DESTDIR)/etc/ikiwiki
-	install -m 0644 auto.setup $(DESTDIR)/etc/ikiwiki
-
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/ikiwiki
 	for dir in `cd underlays && find . -follow -type d ! -regex '.*\.svn.*'`; do \
 		install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/ikiwiki/$$dir; \
@@ -96,6 +92,12 @@ extra_install:
 	install ikiwiki-makerepo ikiwiki-transition ikiwiki-update-wikilist $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/
 
 	$(MAKE) -C po install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) PREFIX=$(PREFIX)
+	
+	# These might fail if a regular user is installing into a home
+	# directory.
+	-install -d $(DESTDIR)/etc/ikiwiki
+	-install -m 0644 wikilist $(DESTDIR)/etc/ikiwiki
+	-install -m 0644 auto.setup $(DESTDIR)/etc/ikiwiki
 }
 }
 

debian/changelog

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ ikiwiki (2.63) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Set cookies HttpOnly.
   * Typo. Closes: #497003
+  * Ignore failure to install files into /etc, in case install is running as
+    non-root.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:08:18 -0400
 

doc/bugs/install_into_home_dir_fails.mdwn

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ dunno if it just me, but I had to add PREFIX a few places to get 'perl INSTALL_B
 > hardcoding scripts, and would instead need to record the new variable
 > at build time, like PREFIX is recorded in $installdir.
 >
+> Instead, let's ignore failure of the lines. [[done]]
+> 
 > --[[Joey]]
 
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