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Re: [patch] mkinstalldirs used conditionally
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Roger Leigh |
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Re: [patch] mkinstalldirs used conditionally |
Date: |
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:39:47 +0000 |
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Mutt/1.3.27i |
On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 03:34:56PM +0100, Akim Demaille wrote:
>
> IMHO, this is obfuscating the code. The real means (again, IMHO) to
> address this issue should be to use an install-sh which creates the
> directories and their parents when needed.
That would be ideal.
> It simplifies the code, addresses your issue, and also guarantees that
> in the future, all such targets will behave as you suggest.
True. It won't be compatible with a traditional BSD install though,
AFAIK.
> Would you contribute the AC_PROG_INSTALL macro and install-sh updates?
I will try to.
If install creates the directories, mkinstalldirs will have to be
removed from the automake rules. This will necessitate autoconf/make
*only* using the install-sh included in the source, or else installdirs
will not be created.
Is this correct?
I can update install-sh to create installdirs, but what should I do
about other installs? If we don't use install-sh, how do we create
directories? Can this use install-sh as a wrapper to call other
installs?
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