Re: [PATCH] Explain what 'ginstall' is

On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 17:21:08 -0800, Jakub Narebski wrote:

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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:
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[*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.

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						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec [off-list ref]