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Cp: target is not a directory

I have a bash script with this line:

cp -R /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/$GCC_VERSION/* /app/.apt/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/$GCC_VERSION

Full script: https://github.com/virtualstaticvoid/heroku-buildpack-r/blob/cedar-14/bin/compile

Unfortunately it fails with cp: target ‘/app/.apt/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8’ is not a directory

Any tips what could be wrong? Unfortunately I do not have much experience with bash.

Previously this script was running alone and it was working. Now I had to add some apt-get install before it, and it started to fail so I am trying to fix it.

Solution

  • There is no directory with the name 4.8...Thats your problem :)

    Run this before your cp command:

    mkdir -p /app/.apt/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/$GCC_VERSION

    It creates all directories in the given path!