From: Jan Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz>
To: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Cc: Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu>, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Explain what 'ginstall' is
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:01:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071223090145.GB3563@efreet.light.src> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3tzmgpzlu.fsf@roke.D-201>
On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 17:21:08 -0800, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> [...]
> Second, the default autoconf macro AC_PROG_INSTALL *requires* that
> there is BSD-compatible `install' program (as 'install-sh' or
> 'install.sh') in the sources. Adding such script is (I think) not a
> problem; finding minimal portable[*1*] script is. So if you know
> one...
What's wrong with the one that comes with automake? It should be portable
the insane way ./configure script is -- which should be at least as much as
git -- and the license is compatible (MIT/X).
> Footnotes:
> ----------
> [*1*] By "portable" I mean here 'git portable', i.e. requiring only
> those shell constructs/features that git require, not necessary
> insanelt portable the way ./configure script is.
--
Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-12-23 9:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-12-17 21:46 [PATCH] Explain what 'ginstall' is Andy Dougherty
2007-12-18 1:21 ` Jakub Narebski
2007-12-18 7:38 ` H.Merijn Brand
2007-12-18 8:20 ` Jakub Narebski
2007-12-18 8:38 ` H.Merijn Brand
2007-12-18 9:14 ` Jakub Narebski
2007-12-18 11:11 ` H.Merijn Brand
2007-12-18 12:32 ` Jakub Narebski
2007-12-18 13:32 ` H.Merijn Brand
2007-12-18 14:03 ` Jakub Narebski
2007-12-18 14:27 ` H.Merijn Brand
2007-12-23 9:01 ` Jan Hudec [this message]
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