Re: autoreconf -s [patched patch]

[Bernd Jendrissek]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 02:05:03PM +0200, Akim Demaille wrote:
> diff -u -u -r1.679 autoconf.texi
> --- doc/autoconf.texi 26 Sep 2002 11:57:28 -0000 1.679
> +++ doc/autoconf.texi 26 Sep 2002 12:04:31 -0000
> @@ -1446,11 +1446,13 @@
>  @item --install
>  @itemx -i
>  Copy missing auxiliary files.  This option is similar to the option
> address@hidden in @command{automake}.
> address@hidden in @command{automake}.  By default, file are
                                                              ^^^^
                                                              files
> +copied; this can be changed with @option{--symlink}.
>  
>  @item --symlink
>  @itemx -s
> -Instead of copying missing auxiliary files, install symbolic links.
> +When used with @option{--isntall}, install symbolic links to the missing
                            ^^^^^^^
                            install
> +auxiliary files instead of copies.

...instead of copying them?  Hmm, the wonders of ambiguous English.  Is the
choice between installing and copying, or between  symlinks and copies? :)

>  @item address@hidden
>  @itemx -I @var{dir}

-- 
address@hidden is probably better to bookmark than any
employer-specific email address I may have appearing in the headers.
  Vanity page: http://www.tsct.co.za/~berndj/