Re: inconsisteny between install and uninstall modes

[Bruno Haible]

Hello Ralf,

> > $ /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c iconv 
> > /usr/local/cygwin/bin/iconv
> > libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c .libs/iconv 
> > /usr/local/cygwin/bin/iconv
> 
> Is the uninstalled file .libs/iconv or .libs/iconv.exe?

The file that gets installed is .libs/iconv.exe; there is no file .libs/iconv.

> cygwin's rm
> won't automatically add the .exe extension (so that when both foo and
> foo.exe exist, rm can be used to remove foo).  I'm not sure about
> install though.

The Cygwin 'install' program indeed adds the .exe suffix automatically.

> For now the right thing to do is to always use $(EXEEXT) in your make
> rules.

Indeed. And that's also how automake does it.

Thanks for the advice.

Bruno