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Re: [patch] mkinstalldirs used conditionally
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz |
Subject: |
Re: [patch] mkinstalldirs used conditionally |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:05:31 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.090006 (Oort Gnus v0.06) Emacs/21.1 (i386-debian-linux-gnu) |
>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
D
Akim> IMHO, this is obfuscating the code. The real means (again, IMHO) to
Akim> address this issue should be to use an install-sh which creates the
Akim> directories and their parents when needed.
Akim> It simplifies the code, addresses your issue, and also guarantees that
Akim> in the future, all such targets will behave as you suggest.
Akim> Would you contribute the AC_PROG_INSTALL macro and install-sh updates?
AFAICT install-sh already does this. This is why we use it to
install nobase_ files.
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz