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Re: FYI: install-sh: work with names containing spaces
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz |
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Re: FYI: install-sh: work with names containing spaces |
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Mon, 11 Nov 2002 19:37:03 +0100 |
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Hi Jim,
>>> "Jim" == Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
[...]
Jim> I've just checked in this change:
Jim> 2002-11-09 Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
Jim> Make install-sh work even when names contain spaces or
Jim> certain (but not all) shell metachars.
Jim> * lib/install-sh: Remove lots of unnecessary quoting.
Jim> Add double quotes where necessary.
Jim> Write diagnostics to stderr, not stdout.
Jim> Normalize spacing in diagnostics: use one space (not two,
Jim> and not a TAB) after the leading `install:'.
Jim> Remove trailing white space.
Jim> Remove unnecessary curly braces.
Jim> If removing the destination fails, also try to move it aside.
Jim> Use `trap' more portably.
Jim> * tests/installsh2.test: New file, to test for the above fix.
Jim> * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add installsh2.test.
That's great! Could you install this on branch-1-7 too?
(I would do it, but you forgot to send the patch.)
Merci
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz
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