Without this patch 'make -n install' will almost necessarily fail. VERY UNCOOL! diff -ur -N XOrg-6.8.2.orig/xc/config/cf/Imake.rules XOrg-6.8.2/xc/config/cf/Imake.rules --- XOrg-6.8.2.orig/xc/config/cf/Imake.rules 2004-08-13 19:21:43.000000000 +0200 +++ XOrg-6.8.2/xc/config/cf/Imake.rules 2005-03-22 19:48:41.000000000 +0100 @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ #ifndef InstallCreateLink # define InstallCreateLink(dest,from,to) @@\ -install:: $(DESTDIR)dest/from @@\ +install:: @@\ cd $(DESTDIR)dest && \ @@\ $(LN) -sf from to #endif