Re: how to detect broken install-sh?

[Robert Collins]

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Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
 What would be the best way?  Do you think this might cause other
>>> problems?
>> I suggest dropping install-sh completely except for the coreutils
>> package.
> 
> Expecting GNU coreutils to be installed on each system is unreasonable.
> Other systems have quite well-functioning tools, too.  Autotools
> generally strive to produce packages that work well on all kinds of
> Posix and almost-Posix systems.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ralf

So I don't expect coreutils to be installed; I'm saying *packages other
than coreutils* should *depend on a working /usr/bin/install*.

Thats quite a different thing :)

- -Rob
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