Changed mkdir2 function to check if directory already exists, and updated it to raise an exception if there is a problem otherwise.

Added some text for the enduser to change apache 2.4 conf and add the project name and copyright holder.

py/Boinc/setup_project.py

@@ -247,9 +247,10 @@ def create_project_dirs(dest_dir):
         return apply(os.path.join,(dest_dir,)+d)
     def mkdir2(d):
         try:
-            os.mkdir(d);
+            os.makedirs(d)
-        except:
+        except OSError as e:
-            pass
+            if not os.path.isdir(d):
+                raise SystemExit(e)
     map(lambda d: mkdir2(dir(d)),
         [   '',
             'cgi-bin',
@@ -273,7 +274,6 @@ def create_project_dirs(dest_dir):
             'html/ops/ffmail',
             'html/ops/mass_email',
             'html/ops/remind_email',
-            'html/ops',
             'html/project',
             'html/stats',
             'html/user',

tools/make_project

@@ -456,9 +456,13 @@ print >>open(readme_filename,'w'), '''Steps to complete installation:
 
 -  Change Apache configuration (as root):
 
+   If you are using Apache 2.4, edit the %(httpd_conf_template_filename)s
+   (see file for specific instructions).
+
    cat %(httpd_conf_template_filename)s >> /etc/apache/httpd.conf
 
    (path to httpd.conf varies; try /etc/httpd/ or /etc/apache2)
+
    Then restart the web server:
 
    /usr/sbin/apache2ctl restart
@@ -478,6 +482,11 @@ print >>open(readme_filename,'w'), '''Steps to complete installation:
 
     htpasswd -c .htpasswd username
 
+-  Add the project name and copyright holder for the boinc Web site:
+
+    edit html/project/project.inc
+
+    change PROJECT and COPYRIGHT_HOLDER
 ----------------------------
 
 To start, show status, and stop the project, run: