bug#10819: [BUG][RM]

[Philip Rowlands]

On 16/02/2012 18:58, Eric Blake wrote:

> > so that we could simplify a bunch of automake recipes); but a more extensive
> > probing is needed in this matter I guess.  And if you are right (as I hope),
> > then this 'rm' feature could be documented in the Autoconf manual.
>
> Yep, I think that's appropriate, as it is unlikely that we will come up
> with any counterexamples any time soon.

As the now-POSIX-infringing behaviour is simple to detect, couldn't 
automake detect it early and die with a helpful message, or is that 
contrary to its philosophy?

Cheers,
Phil