Index: make-stds.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/make-stds.texi,v retrieving revision 1.69 diff -c -r1.69 make-stds.texi *** make-stds.texi 1 Jun 2020 17:53:39 -0000 1.69 --- make-stds.texi 26 Dec 2020 23:08:50 -0000 *************** *** 160,166 **** @c mkfifo mknod tee uname @example ! awk cat cmp cp diff echo egrep expr false grep install-info ln ls mkdir mv printf pwd rm rmdir sed sleep sort tar test touch tr true @end example --- 160,166 ---- @c mkfifo mknod tee uname @example ! awk cat cmp cp diff echo expr false grep ln ls mkdir mv printf pwd rm rmdir sed sleep sort tar test touch tr true @end example *************** *** 174,179 **** --- 174,182 ---- for parallel execution. For a list of known incompatibilities, see @ref{Portable Shell, Portable Shell Programming,, autoconf, Autoconf}. + Programs like @code{egrep} and @code{install-info} can be used in + rules that have a fallback if the programs are absent. + @xref{Standard Targets} for an example of this. It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles, since a few file systems don't support them. *************** *** 1131,1142 **** which of the dependencies actually run. Pre-installation and post-installation commands should not run any ! programs except for these: @example [ basename bash cat chgrp chmod chown cmp cp dd diff echo ! egrep expand expr false fgrep find getopt grep gunzip gzip ! hostname install install-info kill ldconfig ln ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo mknod mv printenv pwd rm rmdir sed sort tee test touch true uname xargs yes @end example --- 1134,1145 ---- which of the dependencies actually run. Pre-installation and post-installation commands should not run any ! programs directly except for these: @example [ basename bash cat chgrp chmod chown cmp cp dd diff echo ! expand expr false find getopt grep gunzip gzip ! hostname install kill ldconfig ln ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo mknod mv printenv pwd rm rmdir sed sort tee test touch true uname xargs yes @end example