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Re: install-sh script not installed when using Autoconf alone


From: John Calcote
Subject: Re: install-sh script not installed when using Autoconf alone
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:23:26 -0600
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On 4/17/2009 10:07 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
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According to John Calcote on 4/17/2009 3:39 PM:
When Autoconf is used without Automake, 'autoreconf --install' doesn't
install
a copy of the install-sh script when it detects the use of the
AC_PROG_INSTALL
macro in configure.ac. There are two problems here:
...
Patches welcome.
Okay, I'll write the patch. This is a pretty simple one to begin with, I suppose.

In the meantime, take that as our subtle hint that the
autotools are rather interrelated, and that the use of autoreconf often
assumes that automake is in play (if you use just Autoconf and not
Automake, then you can get by with just 'autoconf' and not 'autoreconf').
Eric, you'd have been better off quitting with, "Patches welcome," because this is just lame. :-)

John




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