chmod a+rx ./bin/pod2x
        ./bin/pod2x
 
-install-docs: check-conflicts docs
-       [ -e ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT} ] && mv ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT} ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}.`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S` || true
-       cp -r masondocs ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}
+install-docs: docs
+       #ancient attempt to avoid overwriting customer modifications directly to production web files that's overlived its usefulness
+       #[ -e ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT} ] && mv ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT} ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}.`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S` || true
+       #cp -r masondocs ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}
+       [ -h ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT} ] && rm ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT} || true
+       mkdir -p ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}
+       cp -r masondocs/* masondocs/.htaccess ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}
        chown -R freeside:freeside ${FREESIDE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}
-       cp htetc/handler.pl ${MASON_HANDLER}
+       install -D htetc/handler.pl ${MASON_HANDLER}
        perl -p -i -e "\
          s|%%%FREESIDE_EXPORT%%%|${FREESIDE_EXPORT}|g;\
          s'%%%RT_ENABLED%%%'${RT_ENABLED}'g; \
          s|%%%DIST_CONF%%%|${DIST_CONF}|g;\
        " blib/script/*
 
-install-perl-modules: check-conflicts perl-modules install-rt-initialdata
+install-perl-modules: perl-modules install-rt-initialdata
        [ -L ${PERL_INC_DEV_KLUDGE}/FS ] \
          && rm ${PERL_INC_DEV_KLUDGE}/FS \
          && mv ${PERL_INC_DEV_KLUDGE}/FS.old ${PERL_INC_DEV_KLUDGE}/FS \
                                     --datafile ${RT_PATH}/etc/initialdata \
        || true
 
-install-rt: check-conflicts
+install-rt: 
        if [ ${RT_ENABLED} -eq 1 ]; then ( cd rt; make install ); fi
        if [ ${RT_ENABLED} -eq 1 ]; then perl -p -i -e "\
          s'%%%RT_DOMAIN%%%'${RT_DOMAIN}'g;\
        -cd fs_selfservice/FS-SelfService; \
        make clean
 
-check-conflicts:
-       ! grep -r --exclude='*config.log*' '--exclude=*config.status*' --exclude=gnupg_details_on_output_formats '--exclude=*mason_handler*' '^=======$$' .
-
 #these are probably only useful if you're me...
 
 #release: upload-docs