Re: Depending on system install scripts (was Re: COBOL)

Tom Lane writes:

> I've suggested a couple of times that since we include install-sh in our
> distro anyway, it's pointless and unnecessarily risky to go looking for
> a platform-supplied install program.  However, I could never quite get
> anyone else to see the reasoning.  Now that I have this sterling example
> to point to, I'm going to start rattling the cage again.  Why don't we
> get rid of the configure-time search for 'install', and just always use
> our own script?

I've sent this to the Autoconf list for some comment, but in general I
agree with you.

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Peter Eisentraut      peter_e@gmx.net       http://yi.org/peter-e/