This was part of the patch that introduced FHS compatibility:
--- ./Makefile 2012/04/15 13:21:31 2.27 +++ ./Makefile 2012/09/01 13:22:33 ... @@ -193,12 +198,15 @@
# Configuration files:
-install-conf: +install-dirs: @mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(VIDEODIR)
@if [ ! -d $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR) ]; then\
mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR);\
cp *.conf $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR);\
fi
@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR)
@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CACHEDIR)
@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(RESDIR)
+install-conf:
@cp *.conf $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR)
# Documentation:
Blindly overwriting files is terrible! The author of that FHS patch should fix it so those files are only copied if they don't already exist.