1 files changed, 15 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/Makefile.in b/lib-src/Makefile.in
index b2cd66c0498..086d0dc9efc 100644
--- a/lib-src/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib-src/Makefile.in
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ need-blessmail: blessmail
 maybe-blessmail: $(BLESSMAIL_TARGET)
 
 ## Install the internal utilities.  Until they are installed, we can
-## just run them directly from lib-src.
+## just run them directly from lib-src.  When installing, do not give
+## up if chown or chgrp fails, as the package responsible for
+## installing Emacs can fix this problem later.
 $(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}: all
         @echo
         @echo "Installing utilities run internally by Emacs."
@@ -283,15 +285,19 @@ $(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}: all
         touch "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}/snake-scores" \
               "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}/tetris-scores"
     ifneq (,$(gameuser))
-        chown ${gameuser} "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}"
-        chmod u+s,go-r "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}"
-        chown ${gameuser} "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}"
-        chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}"
+        -chown ${gameuser} \
+           "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}" \
+           "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}" && \
+         chmod u+s,go-r \
+           "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}" && \
+         chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}"
     else
-        chgrp ${gamegroup} "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}"
-        chmod g+s,o-r "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}"
-        chgrp ${gamegroup} "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}"
-        chmod u=rwx,g=rwx,o=rx "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}"
+        -chgrp ${gamegroup} \
+           "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}" && \
+           "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}" && \
+         chmod g+s,o-r \
+           "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}/update-game-score${EXEEXT}" && \
+         chmod u=rwx,g=rwx,o=rx "$(DESTDIR)${gamedir}"
     endif
   endif
         exp_archlibdir=`cd "$(DESTDIR)${archlibdir}" && /bin/pwd` && \