Re: dealing with executable shell scripts

[Harlan Stenn]

I wrote:
> > Harlan Stenn <address@hidden> writes:
> > > What's the problem with bin_SCRIPTS?
> > 
> > Hmm, I didn't know about it, but ... reading the documentation,
> > "bin_SCRIPTS" doesn't actually seem to do much of anything -- you
> > still have to add your own rules to handle all the actual work, need
> > to fiddle with EXTRA_DIST and CLEANFILES, etc.  Indeed, doing what I
> > did (putting the script in bin_PROGRAMS and adding a rule to build it)
> > actually seems _easier_, as automake will do more automatically, and
> > there's less to keep track of for the programmer....
> 
> I recommend you actually try it and see for yourself.
> 
> There are reasons for using it for scripts instead of using _PROGRAMS.
> 
> H

... and try using as little as possible - I think you will be pleasantly
surprised.

H