[debbugs-tracker] bug#15066: closed (./configure && make && make install)

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and subject line Re: bug#15066: ./configure && make && make install
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #15066,
regarding ./configure && make && make install
to be marked as done.

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> ./configure && make && make install
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> Sat, 10 Aug 2013 07:43:44 +0800
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> I note a lot of packages come with
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>     Installation Instructions
>     *************************
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>     Copyright (C) 1994-1996, 1999-2002, 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation,
>     Inc.
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>        Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
>     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
>     notice and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is,
>     without warranty of any kind.
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>     Basic Installation
>     ==================
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>        Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
>     configure, build, and install this package.  The following
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> I think that should say
>             `./configure && make && make install'
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> Please tell whoever writes that file, as the file itself doesn't say. (Bad 
> also!)
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> Also maybe it should say
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>             ./configure && make && make install
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> All on its own line for easy cut and pasting...
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> Re: bug#15066: ./configure && make && make install
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> Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:57:07 +0200
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> On 08/10/2013 01:43 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> > I note a lot of packages come with
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> >     Basic Installation
> >     ==================
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> >        Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
> >     configure, build, and install this package.  The following
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> > I think that should say
> >             `./configure && make && make install'
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> Thanks for the report.
> As you didn't say to what file you refer to, I'm assuming you refer
> to the file './INSTALL'.  That one is a symlink to gnulib:
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>   $ ls -ldog
>   lrwxrwxrwx 1 18 Aug  1 03:38 INSTALL -> gnulib/doc/INSTALL
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> Therefore, it is maintained there.
> However, that's not the end of the story, as gnulib regularly
> syncs it from the autoconf project.
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> So if you want the want to have it changed, please report this
> issue there.  As the improvement will automatically make it's
> way down to coreutils, I'm marking this bug as done.
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> > Please tell whoever writes that file, as the file itself
> > doesn't say. (Bad also!)
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> As you see, that file is shared by many projects, and therefore
> adding an author would not be beneficial.
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> Have a nice day,
> Berny
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