--- trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh	2011/01/28 21:45:58	1213
+++ trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh	2011/01/28 21:46:34	1214
@@ -564,8 +564,11 @@
 			local i
 			for i in .char .dirs .files .pipes .symlinks .fifo
 			do
-				install -m 0644 ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/${i} \
-					${dbrecorddir}/${i}
+				# make .fifo optional atm
+				if [[ -f ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/${i} ]]
+				then
+					install -m 0644 ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/${i} ${dbrecorddir}/${i}
+				fi
 			done
 			;;
 	esac