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Re: install-sh posix compliance
- From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <duret_g at lrde dot epita dot fr>
- To: Clint Adams <schizo at debian dot org>
- Cc: automake at gnu dot org, autoconf at gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:44:45 +0200
- Subject: Re: install-sh posix compliance
- References: <20020621182215.GA6730@dman.com>
Hi Clint,
>>> "Clint" == Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org> writes:
Clint> The install-sh bundled with automake 1.6.2 and earlier
Clint> versions contains the line
The master copy of install-sh is in Autoconf,
so I'm CCing autoconf@gnu.org.
Clint> if [ -f $src -o -d $src ]
Clint> This is not strictly POSIX-conformant.
Damn! Are they removing things between revisions?
Clint> The line
Clint> if [ -f $src ] || [ -d $src ]
Clint> is compliant and might be more portable.
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Alexandre Duret-Lutz