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Re: [Bug-ed] [PATCH] makefile: install man by default and use symlinks


From: Antonio Diaz Diaz
Subject: Re: [Bug-ed] [PATCH] makefile: install man by default and use symlinks
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:48:08 +0100
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Mike Frysinger wrote:
On Wednesday 31 December 2008 18:38:30 Karl Berry wrote:

   install man by default

I don't see a reason not to, although it's up to Antonio.

I find it strange to install by default a secondary item (http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Man-Pages.html), but I have no problem doing it if users really find it more convenient.


   Use softlinks rather than hardlinks in the install steps.

The GNU Coding Standards don't agree (http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Utilities-in-Makefiles.html): "It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles, since a few file systems don't support them".

But again I have no problem doing it if the few file systems don't supporting them are of little relevance (proprietary, old, etc).


Regards,
Antonio.




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