> > diff --git a/vim/Makefile b/vim/Makefile > > index f17bebf..7ceba7a 100644 > > --- a/vim/Makefile > > +++ b/vim/Makefile > > @@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ files = plugin/notmuch.vim \ > > prefix = $(HOME)/.vim > > destdir = $(prefix)/plugin > > > > -INSTALL = install -D -m644 > > - > > all: help > > > > help: > > @@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ help: > > @echo " make symlink - create symlinks in ~/.vim (useful for dev > elopment)" > > > > install: > > - @for x in $(files); do $(INSTALL) $(CURDIR)/$$x $(prefix)/$$x; done > > + @for x in $(files); do $(INSTALL) -D -m644 $(CURDIR)/$$x $(prefix)/$$x; > done > > > > -link symlink: INSTALL = ln -fs > > link symlink: install > > + @for x in $(files); do ln -fs $(CURDIR)/$$x $(prefix)/$$x; done > > -- > > Here you'd need to remove the 'install' dependency as it would first > do it and then overwriting the results with dependency. Good catch, thanks; that's what I'll do. I also noticed a couple other things in this file -- I need to "include ../Makefile.config" to get the definition of $INSTALL, and $destdir isn't used in that Makefile. Blake