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Re: Optimization for install-sh


From: Akim Demaille
Subject: Re: Optimization for install-sh
Date: 10 Nov 2000 10:11:27 +0100
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>>>>> "Pavel" == Pavel Roskin <address@hidden> writes:

Pavel> Hello, Akim!
>> I don't think it is ``maintained'': we've swallowed it as is, and
>> didn't really pay attention to it.  If we decide to ``maintain'' it
>> (why not), then it should have some --version.

Pavel> Not only. In this case we may need to implement all the long
Pavel> option that GNU install supports (--backup,
Pavel> --preserve-timestamps etc), which is quite a lot work.

Well, I realize my comment was most obscure :)  What I really meant is
that we need to give it a version number.

But I personally consider install-sh and mkinstalldirs and mdate-sh
etc. have no future --missing and/or shtool have--, so there is no
real need to GNUify them.  IMHO.



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